title: Dispersed publication of editorial research.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There seems to be no dedicated journals available for publication of editorial research in the biomedical sciences; that is research into editorial or publication process issues involving the scientific approach to writing, reviewing, editing and publishing. It is unknown where papers concerning these issues are typically published. We therefore set out to study the distribution of such papers in the biomedical literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this pilot study, we conducted a MEDLINE search for papers on editorial research published in the year 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found 445 articles published in 311 journals with a median of one article per journal (range: 1-17).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The publication of papers on editorial research seems to be dispersed. In order to increase the visibility of this research field, it may be reasonable to establish well-defined platforms such as dedicated journals or journal sections in which such research could preferably be published.
authors: Gastroenheden, Kirurgisk Sektion D, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev, Denmark. jacob.rosenberg@regionh.dk.
authors: Jacob
authors: J
authors: Rosenberg
authors: Hans-Christian
authors: HC
authors: Pommergaard
authors: Siri
authors: S
authors: Vinther
authors: Jakob
authors: J
authors: Burcharth
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*