Fig. 1. Mean analysis scores for four leading journals in anesthesia during 1981–1985, 1991–1995, and January to July 2000. The scores for the four journals within each period were similar, but the scores increased from 5.5 ± 1.4 to 7.0 ± 1.1 between 1981–1985 and 1991–1995 (P < 0.00001) and to 7.8 ± 1.5 in 2000. The symbols represent the mean scores for the four journals evaluated in each period.