Table 4 Multinomial logistic regression examining the relationship between journal characteristics and the coverage of GAI usage guidelines among the 200 top SJR ranked journals

Coverage of author guidelines

SJR score

Ref.

0.47

(-0.05, 0.98)

0.08

0.38

(-0.18, 0.94)

0.18

0.45

(-0.07, 0.96)

0.09

Region

 Northern America

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Western Europe

Ref.

-0.92

(-2.49,0.64)

0.25

0.22

(-1.69, 2.13)

0.82

0.51

(-0.84, 1.87)

0.46

 Other regions^#

Ref.

-1.48

(-4.41, 1.46)

0.32

-12.17

(-976.04, 951.70)

0.98

-12.12

(-244.87, 220.64)

0.92

Focus area

 General medicine

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Specialty areas

Ref.

0.78

(-0.74, 2.31)

0.31

1.54

(-0.91, 3.99)

0.22

1.08

(-0.25, 2.41)

0.11

Coverage of reviewer guidelines

SJR score

Ref.

0.18

(-0.08, 0.45)

0.18

0.10

(-0.40, 0.60)

0.69

0.24

(-0.03, 0.51)

0.08

Region

 Northern America

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Western Europe

Ref.

-0.47

(-1.61, 0.66)

0.41

-0.69

(-3.31, 1.93)

0.60

0.58

(-0.54, 1.71)

0.31

 Other regions^#

Ref.

-2.02

(-4.91, 0.86)

0.17

-6.24

(-89.26, 76.79)

0.88

-9.89

(-134.78, 115.01)

0.88

Focus area

 General medicine

Ref.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Specialty areas

Ref.

0.45

(-0.73, 1.63)

0.45

7.26

(-53.09, 67.61)

0.81

1.06

(-0.15, 2.28)

0.09