Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada statements

Authors

  • Fernando Fernandez-Llimos University of Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8529-9595
  • Shane Desselle Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, United States
  • Derek Stewart Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
  • Victoria Garcia-Cardenas University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1051-3240
  • Christine Bond University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Ana Dago Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
  • Ramune Jacobsen University of Copenhagen, Denmark https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8142-9807
  • Lotte Stig Nørgaard University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Carlo Polidori University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
  • Manuel Sanchez-Polo University of Granada, Granada, Spain
  • Bernardo Santos-Ramos Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4315-351X
  • Natalia Shcherbakova Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
  • Fernanda S. Tonin Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4262-8608

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2023.231.109117

Keywords:

Pharmacy practice, Publication, Research, Granada statement

Abstract

Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as “the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care”. Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors’ selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.

Author Biographies

Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

RevistaBrasileira de FarmaciaHospitalar e Serviços de Saude; Professor, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Shane Desselle, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, United States

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Associate Dean for Research and Professional Affairs, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, United States

Derek Stewart, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy; Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Victoria Garcia-Cardenas, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice; Professor in Medicines and Healthcare, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Christine Bond, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice; Emeritus Professor (Primary Care), Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ana Dago, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain

  Pharmaceutical Care España; Pressident, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain

Ramune Jacobsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Lotte Stig Nørgaard, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Carlo Polidori, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy

European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy

Manuel Sanchez-Polo, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Ars Pharmaceutica; Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Bernardo Santos-Ramos, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain

Farmacia Hospitalaria; Pharmacy, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío; Associated researcher, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain

Natalia Shcherbakova, Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Associate  Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Fernanda S. Tonin, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Pharmacy Practice; Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

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Fernandez-Llimos, F., Desselle, S., Stewart, D., Garcia-Cardenas, V., Babar, Z.-U.-D., Bond, C., Dago, A., Jacobsen, R., Nørgaard, L. S., Polidori, C., Sanchez-Polo, M., Santos-Ramos, B., Shcherbakova, N., & Tonin, F. S. (2023). Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada statements. Pharmacy Education, 23(1), p. 109–117. https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2023.231.109117

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