Measuring Total Reading of Journal Articles

Measuring demand for online articles at the Journal of Vision

With this issue, we inaugurate a new service within the Journal of Vision: download reports for individual articles. Citation counts have long been an important measure of the interest in, and impact of, an article. Online journals offer an additional valuable metric: how often an article has been downloaded. Web servers typically retain a record of each transaction they conduct with users on t...

Journal Articles

This paper presents the design and performance of a compact dilution sampler (CDS) for characterizing fine particle emissions from stationary sources. The sampler is described, along with the methodology adopted for its use. Dilution sampling has a number of advantages, including source emissions that are measured under conditions simulating stack gas entry and mixing in the ambient atmosphere....

Journal Articles

1. Sutton, L., Karan, A., Mahal, A., (2014) “Evidence for cost-effectiveness of lifestyle primary preventions for cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific Region: A systematic review”. Globalization and Health, 10:79. 2. Karan, A.,Selvaraj, S., Mahal, A., (2014) “Moving to universal coverage? Trends in the burden of out-of-pocket payments for health care across social groups in India, 1999-20...

Writing Journal Articles

As Fritz Schaefer used to say, “if it isn’t published, it doesn’t exist.” Although you might present unpublished work as a poster or a talk, only a publication will elevate it to the status of a legitimate, completed project worthy of discussion. One of the most important items on your resume is how many publications you have and what journals they appear in. The first goal for a paper, then, i...

Retraction of biased journal articles.