Transcript Publication/Resource Types

Shelly Warwick, Ph.D.
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After this Unit You Should Be Able
to
 State what are the three factors used to
differentiate types of publications?
 Know what are the major types of publications?
 What type(s) of publications should be used for
research?
 Understand what is an index & abstract service,
and what type of information should you be able
to find in one?
 Explain peer review?
 select the correct type(s) of publication for your research
FACTORS FOR DIFFERENTIATING
RESOURCES
Resources Can Be Differentiated by
 The Content Selection Process
 Who are the Authors
 Intended Audience
 This applies to both electronic and print
How is Content Selected
 Possible methods of selection include:
 Peer-review
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a group of experts in the field review submitted articles to see if
they make sense in terms of question, method and conclusions –
usually the reviewers don’t know who the author is and the author
doesn’t know who the reviewers are
 Editorial Review (varying degrees)
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The editor(s) of the publication review or
commission articles
 None
 Anyone can publish – the Internet
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HIERARCHY OF HEALTH EVIDENCE
Who are the Authors?
 Are they
 Scholars?
 Practitioners?
 Professional Writers?
 Anyone?
Who is the Intended Audience
 For whom is the resource intended
 Researchers/experts?
 Practitioners?
 General Public?
Selecting Resources
 Each type of resource has it purpose and
audience
 When doing research you need to select the
resource which will BEST answer your
question – not just provide some answer
Scholarly Journals
 Audience: researchers/
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scholars/experts
Authors:
researchers/scholars/experts
Content Selection: Blind Peer
Review
Usually recognized by simple cover
design, lack of advertising,
publisher often scholarly society or
academic publisher
Articles include affiliation of
authors References, bibliography
Why Peer Review is the Standard in
Scholarly Publications
 Blind Peer review, which is the norm, ensures that
current experts in the field review research based on
the appropriateness and accuracy of the methods used
in data gathering, analysis, and interpretation not on
the basis of personality or agreement or disagreement
with the conclusion. Peer review attests to sound
research.
Professional/Practitioner
Publications
 Audience:
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Professionals/Practitioners
Authors:
Professionals/Practitioners
Content Selection: Editorial
Review/Commissioned articles
Publication by professional group
indicated on cover, advertising
geared
interests
Articlestoofmembership
broader interest
but
still directed at a relatively small,
specialized group
Trade Publications
 Audience: people working in
the field (not necessarily
professionals)
 Authors: Professional writers
 Content Selection: Editors
commission articles
 Limited advertising geared to
trade interests
Popular Magazines
 Audience: General
 Authors: Paid reporters,
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usually not experts on the
subject
Content Selection: Editors
commission articles
Sources not cited or cited
informally
Heavily illustrated
Much advertising
Indexing & Abstract Services
 Provide access to the primary literature
 Index all articles printed in a selected set of journals based
on varied criteria
 List or provide search options for articles by author, title,
subject, journal title, date –often include other fields such
as institutional affiliation
 Some index services include the abstract of the article as
provided by the author others write their own.
 While some electronic index & abstracting services provide
links to the full-text of the article many do not.
Index & Abstract Services
 Audience: researchers
 Authors:
Librarians/Indexers
 Content Selection:
criteria based
 PubMed/Medline is an
example of an index &
abstracting service
Which to Use for Research?
 Serious researchers rely on articles published in
scholarly journals that use peer review whether they
are accessed in print or in electronic form.
 Many new journals are only published online, but still
use the peer review process.
 To find these articles most researchers use Index an
Abstract services/databases.