The landscape of scientific communication imposes obvious requirements on its actors, which are not always unambiguously interpreted by the latter. basic criterion is quality. Since journals serve as main channel for rational debates based facts, their quality level seems to be most significant development knowledge. Today, undergoing a massive transformation: from changing format content prese...

BACKGROUND The measurement of healthcare provider performance is becoming more widespread. Physicians have been guarded about performance measurement, in part because the methodology for comparative measurement of care quality is underdeveloped. Comprehensive quality improvement will require comprehensive measurement, implying the aggregation of multiple quality metrics into composite indicator...