TY - JOUR T1 - Forensic research on sudden death published in Spain JO - Spanish Journal of Legal Medicine T2 - AU - Covas-Cerdà,Xavier AU - Galtés,Ignasi SN - 24454249 M3 - 10.1016/j.remle.2020.02.001 DO - 10.1016/j.remle.2020.02.001 UR - https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-spanish-journal-legal-medicine-446-articulo-forensic-research-on-sudden-death-S2445424921000029 AB - IntroductionOne of the main pillars of the work of legal medicine in Spain is research. Taking sudden death (SD), a classical subject in forensic pathology, as the reference this paper aims to examine developments in Spanish forensic research papers published in the two most relevant Spanish legal medicine journals. MethodsArticles on SD over the last 10years from the two most relevant Spanish forensic journals were gathered. An international journal with medium-intermedium impact factor (second quartile in 2018) was the comparator. A third open search of PubMed indexed medical journals was conducted to detect and treat potential derivative bias. Results and discussionCardiac SD is the most studied SD at a national level, with high rates of collaboration among centres and specialties. However, this does not result in higher rates of original papers, but in more special articles and case-reports. At an international level, case-reports are the main publication format followed by original articles, mainly focussing on non-cardiac SD. ConclusionsAs a prospect for the future, we suggest strengthening policies to promote research and, above all, to create collaboration networks among specialties towards a multidisciplinary, preventive and clinical approach to SD research. ER -