Evolution and Characteristics of Peruvian Biomedical Publications, 1985 – 1996

Authors

  • Jorge Alarcón Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Juan Murillo Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Julia Piscoya Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Cecilia Castro Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Carmen Isasi Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión", Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v57i3.6770

Keywords:

Biomedical research, Evolution, Statistics

Abstract

A study about the evolution and main characteristics of scientific articles related to research conducted in Peru publish both in national and, international journals between 1985 - 1993, was made. We identified 2412 scientific articles published in 32 national journals, and 297 articles in 134 international journals. There was found that national journals had published sporadically, and the amount of articles increased only 12% in 8 years. In addition, the autor’s features, the type of scientific articles and the topics studied, are described. Finally some explanations about the factors associated to evolution and characteristics observed, are given.

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1996-09-16

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Alarcón J, Murillo J, Piscoya J, Castro C, Isasi C. Evolution and Characteristics of Peruvian Biomedical Publications, 1985 – 1996. An Fac med [Internet]. 1996 Sep. 16 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];57(3):158-73. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/6770