ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2020
Grey literature citations in top nursing journals: a bibliometric study.
Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The community nurse in Australia. Who are they? A rapid systematic review.Journal of nursing management · 2022Pooled it
- Government document citations in top nursing journals: A bibliometric analysis.Health information and libraries journal · 2025Article
- A Methodological Quality Assessment of Meta-Analyses on Sleep Disorder Treatments Using AMSTAR 2.Brain and behavior · 2024Review
- Indicators and factors related to one-year improved SCImago journal rank in nursing journals: A bibliometric analysis.Nursing open · 2024Article
- Gray Literature in Evaluating Effectiveness in Digital Health and Health and Welfare Technology: A Source Worth Considering.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- The high scholarly value of grey literature before and during Covid-19.Scientometrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveAs access to information grows in tandem with the growth of the Internet, access to grey literature also increases. Because little is known about the use of grey literature in nursing journals, the authors investigated the prevalence and types of grey literature citations in top nursing journals.
methodsWe analyzed all citations (n=52,116) from articles published in 2011 in 6 top nursing journals selected from the Medical Library Association's Nursing and Allied Health Resource Section's 2012 "Selected List of Nursing Journals." Grey literature citations were identified and categorized by type.
resultsGrey literature accounted for 10.4% of citations across all 6 journals. Publications from governments (54.3%) and corporate organizations (26.8%) were the most common types of grey literature.
conclusionThe substantial citation of grey literature in nursing journals shows that nursing scholars seek and use this category of information. These findings have implications for teaching and learning among nursing researchers and the information professionals who serve the nursing research community.
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