List of journals hand searched and frequency of articles belonging to the gold standard (GS)
| Journal | GS/total (n) | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational health specialty journals | ||
| American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal | 21/168 | 12.5 |
| American Journal of Industrial Medicine | 11/250 | 4.4 |
| Annals of Occupational Hygiene | 5/137 | 3.6 |
| Ergonomics | 15/203 | 7.4 |
| International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health | 4/160 | 2.5 |
| Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | 29/240 | 12.1 |
| Occupational and Environmental Medicine | 4/249 | 1.6 |
| Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment and Health | 4/110 | 3.6 |
| General medicine journals | ||
| BMJ | 4/1917 | 0.2 |
| Lancet | 1/1722 | 0.1 |
| New England Journal of Medicine | 0/834 | 0.0 |
| Specialty journals with important occupational health problems | ||
| American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 2/295 | 0.7 |
| Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 6/526 | 1.1 |
| Contact Dermatitis | 21/562 | 3.7 |
| Spine | 20/946 | 2.1 |
| Thorax | 1/316 | 0.3 |
| Diverse specialty journals | ||
| Gut | 1/622 | 0.2 |
| Cancer | 0/1440 | 0.0 |
| Thyroid | 0/275 | 0.0 |
| Total | 149/11022 | 1.35 |