Abstract
The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS) publishes many types
of papers including original articles, review articles, and short communications.
Many of the latter are isolated case reports of rare or interesting diseases or of
difficult or unexpected complications. While case reports are sometimes considered
to be of little educational or clinical value, and as such do little to advance medical
knowledge, they do have an important role, and many trainees begin their publishing
careers writing such papers. There is increasing pressure for space in paper medical
journals and, for this reason, some journals either limit or do not publish short
publications in print copy but instead put them online.
Using established criteria, we previously evaluated all 142 short communications published
in the BJOMS during 2008–2009 and found that 48% of them had little or no educational
value. As a result, the editorial board of BJOMS took the decision to publish most
short communications online only. We have now analysed 48 short communications that
were published online only during 2010–2011. Most (80%) were single case reports that
covered virtually the whole remit of the specialty, and over half (56%) were published
by authors based in the UK. While many of these papers did not add important new information
to existing knowledge, these types of article are clearly of value both for trainees
and for experienced surgeons. We think that these should continue to be supported
as, in addition to their educational value, they are an excellent way for trainees
to start to write.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 23, 2012
Accepted:
April 30,
2012
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© 2012 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
