Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Health Information Management 1735-7853 20 3 2023 09 23 Comparison of the Quality of Methodological Reports of Observational Articles Published in Iranian Nursing and Midwifery Journals Indexed in the Scopus Database during 2017-2021 Comparison of the Quality of Methodological Reports of Observational Articles Published in Iranian Nursing and Midwifery Journals Indexed in the Scopus Database during 2017-2021 157 164 31120 10.48305/him.2024.42138.1144 FA Siavash Asadzadeh Jahanabad MSc Student in Medical Library & Information Sciences Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 0009-0006-9710-2258 Razieh Bagherzadeh Assistant Professor, Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Science, Bushehr, Iran 0000-0002-3452-7981 Leila Dehghani Assistant Professor; Medical Librarianship Group; Department of Paramedical Medicine; Bushehr University of Medical Sciences; Bushehr, Iran 0000-0002-1035-5492 Journal Article 2023 09 22 <strong>Introduction:</strong> Observational articles, as basic studies, in nursing-midwifery are of great importance; however, the quality of these articles has not been investigated, especially from the methodological view. This study endeavored to compare the quality of observational articles of nursing-midwifery journals indexed in Scopus database between the years 2017 and 2021.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> In this comparative cross-sectional study, 479 observational articles on nursing and midwifery journals indexed in the Scopus database between the years 2017 and 2021 were reviewed. The data collection instrument was the STROBE checklist methodology section, which recorded the methodological characteristics of the articles reviewed.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The average score of the methodology report of all observational studies was 15.10±2.46. The lowest percentage of reports were related to the management of possible bias cases (2.7%) and the method of dealing with incomplete data (5.6%). The average score of the methodology report in the year 2021 is similar to the year 2020 but significantly higher than in the year 2017 to the year 2019; the year 2020 is similar to the year 2019 and higher than the years 2017 and 2018; 2019 was similar to 2018 but higher than 2017 (p < .05).<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The findings the study can help the editors and reviewers of Iranian nursing and midwifery journals to obtain more knowledge about the favorable characteristics and weaknesses of their journals, which can lead to a change in the policy of accepting articles for publication and improve the quality of their journals. It will also help researchers to report their research results accurately and with higher quality. <strong>Introduction:</strong> Observational articles, as basic studies, in nursing-midwifery are of great importance; however, the quality of these articles has not been investigated, especially from the methodological view. This study endeavored to compare the quality of observational articles of nursing-midwifery journals indexed in Scopus database between the years 2017 and 2021.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> In this comparative cross-sectional study, 479 observational articles on nursing and midwifery journals indexed in the Scopus database between the years 2017 and 2021 were reviewed. The data collection instrument was the STROBE checklist methodology section, which recorded the methodological characteristics of the articles reviewed.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The average score of the methodology report of all observational studies was 15.10±2.46. The lowest percentage of reports were related to the management of possible bias cases (2.7%) and the method of dealing with incomplete data (5.6%). The average score of the methodology report in the year 2021 is similar to the year 2020 but significantly higher than in the year 2017 to the year 2019; the year 2020 is similar to the year 2019 and higher than the years 2017 and 2018; 2019 was similar to 2018 but higher than 2017 (p < .05).<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The findings the study can help the editors and reviewers of Iranian nursing and midwifery journals to obtain more knowledge about the favorable characteristics and weaknesses of their journals, which can lead to a change in the policy of accepting articles for publication and improve the quality of their journals. It will also help researchers to report their research results accurately and with higher quality. https://him.mui.ac.ir/article_31120_d7729b60340108b41f64a8af2fb59920.pdf