Healthy Skepticism Library item: 3061

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Publication type: Journal Article

Berry EM.
The evolution of scientific and medical journals
New England Journal of Medicine 1981; 305:400-402

Abstract:

(Limited to parts of article dealing with promotion.) Why is there such a proliferation of new journals? One wonders whether the surfeit of journals on pharmacology is not due to subsidies from the drug companies.

Keywords:
*analysis/ ad revenue/number of journals/INFLUENCE OF PROMOTION: PUBLICATION