Since the establishment of the GKC in 2001, over one thousand academic references have been made to strains produced by the Canadian and American components of the consortium, the breadth of publications ranging from Nature to the Worm Breeder's Gazette.
Selection of a benchmark review was based on predetermined criteria, namely: rigour of reviewing methodology (quality associated with methods and analysis undertaken), comprehensiveness (scope and breadth of topic) and year of publication (most recent review usually included the highest number of relevant studies).
But MacKaskill says he was surprised to see the breadth of literature submitted for publication by authors.
A number of variables were used to explain visibility including the area of expertise, the breadth of the research, and the vintage and form of publication of the subjects' most cited work.
At the Scott inquiry, there were many reasons for the three-year time lapse between the inquiry's establishment and publication, including the breadth of the terms of reference and the failure to submit evidence to the inquiry in good time.
A scoping review has been chosen to provide breadth on the topic, rather than depth, and to include a variety of publication types including grey literature (eg, policy papers, reports and clinical practice guidelines).
However, the large number of studies evaluated and the breadth of contexts considered suggest that such publications are few in number.
None of the other publications matched the breadth of application reported for our pipeline in Venter et al. (2011).
A benchmark paper will be selected based on its completeness (eg, breadth of topic), rigour (eg, reviewing methods) and publication year; most recent/latest review usually reflects the inclusion of a greater number of relevant studies.
