Title: Southern Economic Journal

Title: Southern Economic Journal

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ISSN: 0038-4038

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? Lee, M.L., Liu, B.C. and Wang, P. (1994), Growth and equity with endogenous human capital: Taiwan’s economic miracle revisited. Southern Economic Journal, 61 (2), 435-444.

Full Text: 1994\Sou Eco J61, 435.pdf

? Joseph, K., Laband, D.N. and Patil, V. (2005), Author order and research quality. Southern Economic Journal, 71 (3), 545-555.

Full Text: 2005\Sou Eco J71, 545.pdf

Abstract: We observe a great deal of heterogeneity in the manner in which author orderings are assigned both across and within academic markets. To better understand this phenomenon, we develop and analyze a stochastic model of author orderings. In our model, authors work equally hard to obtain priority in listings but final contributions are stochastic. Further, research outlets differ in their quality hurdles. In this setting, our simulation results are consistent with two empirical regularities. First, we find that the rate of alphabetization increases with the stringency with which papers are accepted for publication. Second, conditional on clearing the publication hurdle, quality increases with alphabetization. These findings arise because increases in the publication hurdle make it more likely that authors will exceed this threshold only when both contribute a high amount. This, in turn, leads to roughly equal contributions (alphabetization) and also generates a positive correlation between alphabetization and quality.

Keywords: Author, Publication, Research

Title: Southern Medical Journal

ISO Abbreviated Title: South.Med.J.

JCR Abbreviated Title: Southern Med J

ISSN: 0038-4348

Issues/Year: 12

Journal Country United States

Language: English

Publisher: Southern Medical Assn

Publisher Address: 35 Lakeshore Dr PO Box 190088, Birmingham, AL 35219

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Medicine, General & Internal: Impact Factor

? Cech, I., Holguin, A., Sokolow, H. and Smith, V. (1984), Selenium availability in Texas: Possible clinical-significance. Southern Medical Journal, 77 (11), 1415-1420.

Full Text: 1984\Sou Med J77, 1415.pdf

Abstract: In light of recent reports that have indicated that selenium is an essential micronutrient and possible natural cancer inhibitor, data on the geographic distributions of selenium in Texas were gathered and compared with the distribution of age-adjusted cancer mortality rates. We considered concentrations of selenium measured in ground and surface water to be indicators of its presence in rocks, soil, and locally grown crops. Texas water sources were found to be poor in selenium, except for the Panhandle and the West Texas regions, where soil consists of erosion products from the selenium-rich Rocky Mountains. In general, lower cancer mortality was observed for the selenium-rich regions of Texas compared with cancer mortality for the selenium-poor regions. Even though the risks from cancer-provoking factors also differed geographically, the observed pattern was sufficiently suggestive to warrant further attention to selenium. (C) 1984 Southern Medical Association

? Borowitz, S.M. and Rocco, M. (1986), Acute water intoxication in healthy infants. Southern Medical Journal, 79 (9), 1156-1158.

Full Text: 1986\Sou Med J79, 1156.pdf

? Medani, C.R. (1987), Seizures and hypothermia due to dietary water intoxication in infants. Southern Medical Journal, 80 (4), 421-425.

Full Text: 1987\Sou Med J80, 421.pdf

Abstract: I retrospectively describe 20 episodes of water intoxication in 19 infants, with hypothermia, seizures, and hyponatremia. Overdilution of formula or aggressive supplementation with water or clear juices were documented in 16 of the 20 episodes. Seizures and respiratory distress were severe enough in six cases to require intubation and ventilatory support. Marked diaphoresis was noted as a premonitory symptom to seizures in eight children. The children were an average of 5.1±4.3 months of age, serum sodium values averaged 118±4.3 mmol/L. No evidence of excess production of antidiuretic hormone was found. Water intoxication in infants is common, and I discuss its possible relationship to demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. (C) 1987 Southern Medical Association

? Dockery, J.L. (1989), Symposium on health care: Who decides? Who pays? Who is responsible introduction? Southern Medical Journal, 82 (7), 814.

Full Text: 1989\Sou Med J82, 814.pdf

? Cech, I. and Essman, A. (1992), Water sanitation practices on the Texas-Mexico border: Implications for physicians on both sides. Southern Medical Journal, 85 (11), 1053-1064.

Full Text: 1992\Sou Med J85, 1053.pdf

Abstract: With the epidemic of cholera in South and Central America and reports of cholera in the Northern Hemisphere in Mexico, increasing concern focuses on sanitation problems along the border between the United States and Mexico. It is feared that binationally shared water supplies are threatened or contaminated by sewage and other wastes. Although much anecdotal information exists, surprisingly few hard data are available in the United States (or in Mexico, for that matter) regarding water quality on the Mexican side of the border. This shortage of data is felt most acutely in the semiarid portions of the border, where water is extraordinarily scarce. In, (1987), researchers at the University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH) began gathering data on the availability, accessibility, and bacteriologic and chemical safety of raw and finished drinking water in Mexico at its border with Texas. In view of their timely significance, we wish to share pertinent data. This particular study was carried out in Ciudad Juarez, a city of more than 1 million people, situated just across the Rio Grande from the Texas city of El Paso. The investigation was conducted at the invitation and with the assistance of municipal authorities of Cd. Juarez. As far as we know, this was the first time the water in Cd. Juarez had been tested for indicator fecal bacteria and other selected contaminants.

? Levsky, M.E., Rosin, A., Coon, T.P., Enslow, W.L. and Miller, M.A. (2007), A descriptive analysis of authorship within medical journals, 1995-2005. Southern Medical Journal, 100 (4), 371-375.

Full Text: 2007\Sou Med J100, 371.pdf

Abstract: Introduction: The emphasis on publications for promotion in academic medicine would lead one to the theory that authorship numbers would increase proportionally with this emphasis. To investigate authorship trends across a number of periodicals, we performed a descriptive study comparing two full years of published articles spaced ten years apart from five medical journals. Methods: Physician reviewers each reviewed all articles of one medical journal for the 1995 and 2005 publication years. Reviewed journals included Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), Annals of Emergency Medicine (AnnEM), Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM), Journal of Trauma (JT), and New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Data collected for each article were number of authors, ordinal number of the corresponding author, type of study described, whether the described study was a multicenter trial, whether authorship listed included a “study group,” and whether any author was also an editor of the journal. Results: A total of 2927 articles were published in the five journals in 1995, and of these, 1401 (47.9%) were analyzed after the exclusion criteria had been applied, for 2005 a total of 3630 articles were published and of these, 1351 (37.2%) were included in the analysis. Across all five journals the mean number of authors per article increased from 4.66 to 5.73 between 1995 and 2005 (P < 0.0001), and four of the five journals individually had statistically significant increases in the number of authors per article. More articles had a journal editor as an author in 2005 (increased from 7.8% to 11.0%, P = 0.004), though no single journal had a statistically significant increase. Conclusion: We describe a trend of increasing mean authors, editorial authorship, study groups, and multicenter trials over time with fewer solo authors now publishing original research or case reports. The academic medical community must pursue an authorship requirement consensus to assure that a standard of contribution for all authors on a given paper is met.

Keywords: Analysis, Authorship, Case Reports, Community, Consensus, Criteria, England, Journal, Journals, Lead, Medical, Medical Journals, Medicine, P, Periodicals, Promotion, Publication, Publications, Publishing, Requirement, Research, Standard, Theory, Trend, Trends, Trial