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PubMed Central (PMC) is rarely utilized as a resource for full-text articles in systematic reviews, despite yielding a higher number of articles compared to PubMed in the studied samples. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to investigate the usage of PubMed Central as a resource for systematic reviews in biomedical research and education.

February 19, 2026Postgraduate Medical Journal

An evaluation of PubMed Central as a resource of free full-text articles for systematic reviews in biomedical research and education

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This research aims to investigate the usage of PubMed Central as a resource for systematic reviews in biomedical research and education.
Analyzed the proportion of systematic reviews citing PMC compared to other databases.
Assessed the number of articles retrieved from PMC versus PubMed using random samples from different subjects.
Included comparisons from 'Goldman's Cecil Medicine' textbook and the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.
Only 0.5% of systematic reviews archived in PubMed cited PMC in titles or abstracts.
PMC yielded higher article retrieval in 90% of sampled topics compared to PubMed.
Compared to other databases, PMC's usage was significantly lower but had comparable yield in specific cases.

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Evaluates the usefulness of PubMed Central for systematic reviews in biomedical research, suggesting underutilization despite higher yield of articles.

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Falagas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a818ecb39a600b3ee781 https://doi.org/10.1093/postmj/qgag015

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Evaluates the usefulness of PubMed Central for systematic reviews in biomedical research, suggesting underutilization despite higher yield of articles.

An evaluation of PubMed Central as a resource of free full-text articles for systematic reviews in biomedical research and education

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An evaluation of PubMed Central as a resource of free full-text articles for systematic reviews in biomedical research and education

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