I submitted a manuscript of bibliometric anato a journal and got reviewers' comments. One reviewer indicated that PRISMA and SLR should be applied. I never do PRISMA in bibliometric studies because systematic review is different from bibliometrics, and I am thinking of a proper way to respond to this reviewer. Could any one give me advices? Thanks.
You could mention that some or most of the points on the checklist do not apply to a bibliometric study, and comply with those that do. It is worth trying to adapt PRISMA to the scenario of your bibliometric analysis. This would highly enhance reproducibility and replicability and would make it possible for other researchers to build on your research. I hope this helps.
I think PRISMA can be applied in bibliometric study too and it's really a wise advice from the reviewer. Following PRISMA will enhance the quality and transparency of ur analysis. Best wishes.
Thank you so much. I couldn't agree more. I believe that PRISMA is highly recommended.
In response to the reviewer's comment on applying PRISMA and SLR methodologies, we acknowledge the critical role of a rigorous and transparent initial search strategy, akin to PRISMA guidelines, in ensuring a comprehensive and relevant dataset for our bibliometric analysis. We have detailed our search strategy, including databases, search terms, and inclusion criteria, to demonstrate this thoroughness. While PRISMA's principles guided our search strategy's systematic approach, we adapted its application to fit the unique analytical needs and objectives of bibliometric studies, focusing on quantitative analysis of literature patterns and trends. We assure the quality and transparency of our methodology and are open to including more detailed information on our search strategy to enhance the manuscript's clarity and reproducibility, highlighting our commitment to rigor in our research approach.
Thank you so much. I'm convinced that bibliometric studies and systematic analysis are two different approaches, so the PRISMA guidelines can be adopted wisely to meet the objectives of bibliometrics. Also, the reviewer suggested using SLR (systematic literature review) in my study. I'll see if his comments are too sophisticated then I have to rewrite the whole manuscript.
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I used the PRISMA method to support my literature review process. Maybe this reference could help you in your task.
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Hi,Beatriz, very helpful to me. Thanks a lot. I'm thinking of a way to arrange both approaches (bibliometrics and systematic review) to improve my manuscript. Hope this works.
PRISMA is a good way to visualize the data collection process of your bibliometric study. In bibliometric studies the data is also collected in a systematic way, a kind of systematic review. Therefore, I suggest you adapt PRISMA to your study, which will be very useful to display your data collection process explicitly. Good luck with your work.
Yes, I couldn't agree more. For reviewers, I wrote the following response, "In response to the reviewer's comment on the application of PRISMA and SLR methodologies, we acknowledge the critical role of a rigorous and transparent initial search strategy. The PRISMA guidelines can ensure a comprehensive and relevant dataset for our bibliometric analysis. Guided by the PRISMA guideline, we have provided detailed information about our search strategy, including the databases used, search terms employed, and inclusion criteria considered during the process. This is done to demonstrate the thoroughness of our approach. However, a bibliometric approach is different from meta-analysis and systematic review, thus, not all of the points on the checklist are relevant to a bibliometric study, and focus on those that are. It is important to consider adapting PRISMA to suit this current bibliometric analysis, as this would greatly improve the reproducibility and replicability of this manuscript. It would also enable other researchers to build upon this work."