Review of Literature Update Index, A New Index
For Peer Reviewed Articles

Hussein G El Charkawi

doi:10.26717/BJSTR.2018.11.002149

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Review of Literature Update Index, A New Index For Peer Reviewed Articles

Volume 11 - Issue 5

Hussein G El Charkawi*

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- Professor and Chairman of Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Future University, Cairo, Egypt

Received: November 27, 2018; Published: December 05, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.11.002149

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Abstract

This article presented a new and simple numerical index to help peer reviewers of scientific articles in assessment of the updated references and knowledge used in a given article. The Charkawi Update Index CUI index proposed in this article is based on giving a score out of ten that indicate the number of recent publications in the last 5 or 10 years. The CUI-index aims to maintain high levels of quality, improve processing and provide reliability. It also, aims to decrease the amount of subjectivity in the judgment process of peer reviewing. This Index (CUI) could be applied to any article, review papers, case reports, books and even research projects. The CUI-index provided a simple, yet indicative and accurate way in assessment of how original and timely the article being reviewed. It also, helps in detection of any irrelevant and weak evidences in the discussion section of the reviewed articles.