A Guide to Chinese Biomedical Journals for Epidemiologists
Author Information
Author(s): Fung Isaac CH
Primary Institution: Imperial College London
Hypothesis
What resources of scientific knowledge and epidemiological information does China offer to the global community?
Conclusion
Chinese biomedical journals contain valuable epidemiological information that is largely unexplored by non-Chinese speakers.
Supporting Evidence
- Chinese biomedical journals are largely unknown to non-Chinese speakers.
- Over 5000 academic periodicals are published in mainland China, with around 1000 related to biomedicine and health.
- Many Chinese journals are indexed in international databases like MEDLINE.
Takeaway
There are many important medical journals in China, but not many people outside of China know about them. This article helps people find and understand these journals.
Methodology
The article provides an overview of Chinese biomedical journals, bibliographic databases, and discusses issues related to language bias and publication quality.
Potential Biases
There may be language bias in literature reviews that exclude non-English publications.
Limitations
The study focuses only on mainland Chinese journals and does not include those from Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan.
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