the rate of scientific articles published in scientific journals is one of the indicators of assessing the status of science and technology. an increase in these publications is a sign of the movement of the society towards development and promotion. in this article, the rate of scientific publications in scientific journals (types a and b) during the years 2002 and 2003 will be analyzed. in or...

Editors The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) was issued on May 16 this year. Initially signed by 155 scientists and 78 scientifi c institutions, it explicitly proposes eliminating the use of the impact factor (IF) in science journals " as a surrogate measure of the quality of individual research articles, to assess an individual scientist's contributions, or in hiring, pr...

OBJECTIVES Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is defined as a policy research approach that examines the short- and long-term social consequences of the application or use of technology. Internationally different institutions have translated this definition to local contexts. In Denmark, HTA is comprehensive with focus on four aspects of the problem in question (technology [clinical evidence], ...