Improving the Quality of Publications in and Advancing the Entire Paradigms of Clinical and Social Pharmacy Practice Research: The Granada Statements

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2023

Authors

Fernandez Llimos, F (Author) FFUP; Desselle, S (Author) Other; Stewart, D (Author) Other; Garcia Cardenas, V (Author) Other; Babar, ZUD (Author) Other; Bond, C (Author) Other; Dago, A (Author) Other; Jacobsen, R (Author) Other; Norgaard, LS (Author) Other; Polidori, C (Author) Other; Sanchez Polo, M (Author) Other; Santos Ramos, B (Author) Other; Shcherbakova, N (Author) Other; Tonin, FS (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Ars Pharmaceutica

Vol. 64

Pages: 161-172

ISSN: 0004-2927

Publisher: Editorial Universidad de Granada

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 15 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Y-3CN

DOI: 10.30827/ars.v64i2.27182

Abstract (EN): Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care. Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 12