Digital Health Learning & Clinical Effectiveness Research Collaboratives Joyce Backus Associate Director, Library Operations Scientific Review Officer, Literature Selection Technical Review Committee (LSTRC)

Journal Articles at NLM 10/14/2019 Journal Articles at NLM

STEP 1 Journal submits application STEP 2 Initial application screening STEP 3 Review by Collections staff to ensure journal is in scope for NLM STEP 4 Journal review by external committee / consultants STEP 5 NLM staff reviews recommendation of committee STEP 6 NLM decision sent to journal

Minimum Application Requirements 10/14/2019 Minimum Application Requirements MEDLINE PMC Scope Suitable for the NLM Collection Peer-Reviewed Articles Minimum of 40 Minimum of 25 Language Any language; English abstracts required for non-English articles Majority of articles in English; exception for journals selected for MEDLINE Publisher Practices Must follow industry standards and guidelines Technical Expectations Provide citation data in XML format Provide full text in XML format plus additional files (high-res figures, supplementary data, etc) Preservation Requirements Electronic-only journals must make arrangements with PMC or other certified repository (PORTICO, CLOCKSS) n/a

Literature Selection Technical Review Committee (LSTRC) 10/14/2019 Literature Selection Technical Review Committee (LSTRC) Est. 1987 NIH Federal Advisory Committee that reviews and recommends journals for MEDLINE Meets three times a year: February, June, and October Approximately 160 journals are examined at each meeting. Recommendation made to the Director of the National Library of Medicine https://www.nlm.nih.gov/lstrccommittee/lstrc.html

MEDLINE Review Considerations 10/14/2019 MEDLINE Review Considerations Primary consideration Scientific quality and significance of content Validity Originality Importance Contribution to field Other considerations Editorial quality of content Production quality Journal policies and practices 15% Acceptance Rate

PMC Journal Review Group 10/14/2019 PMC Journal Review Group Est. 2014 Two consultants review each journal, usually one scientist (i.e., Ph.D.- or M.D.-level researchers and physicians) and one medical librarians Rolling application and review process Review process generally takes 12-weeks from application until decision Decision to archive in PMC made by NLM Collection Development Officer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/pub/addjournal/

PMC Review Considerations 10/14/2019 Primary consideration Scientific rigor / quality of article full-text Clearly stated aims Transparency in reporting results Robust enough to support reproducibility Conclusions supported by the data Other considerations Editorial quality of content Production quality Journal policies and practices 30% Acceptance Rate https://test.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/pub/journalselect/

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