Doody's Star Rating®
Doody Enterprises, Inc. has become the leading source of authoritative, unbiased, and timely evaluations of newly published health sciences books and software. A remarkable group of clinical experts in 125 specialty areas from around the country are responsible for the reviews. Editorial Review Group Chairs, or ERG Chairs, work with over 5,000 reviewers to provide expert reviews of some 2,000 professional level publications each year.

Doody's Star Rating® System
5 stars (97-100) Exceptional title with nearly flawless execution

4 stars (90-96) Outstanding title, with minor problems in execution

3 stars (69-89) Very good title, but usually with one or more significant flaws

2 stars (47-68) Average title, usually with several flaws (or one major flaw) or significant weakness versus its competition

1 star (<47) Substandard title


Doody’s Core Titles is an essential collection development resource that features a list of more than 2,000 core book and software titles in the health sciences, chosen by academically affiliated health care professionals and medical librarians. The 2006 Edition is available at www.doody.com/dct.