10: how to publish your research data? Flashcards
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Academic success depends chiefly on
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- Getting published
- Getting cited
- a key reason why work remains hidden is that it cannot be easily found or assessed by a reader who is undertaking a literature review. write informative and memorable title!!
2
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H-index
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Is defined as number of articles that each articles receives at least h citations.
HIRSCH has introduced the concept of h-index
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Characteristics of h-index
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- h-index increases over time
- h-index is based on citation counts
- Linear relationship between value of h-index and time.
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advantages of h-index
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- a single indicator provides the idea of scientific productivity
- h-index does not depend on total number of citations
- h-index can easily be obtained from WoS and Scopus.
5
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Advantages of h-index
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- H-index is time dependent
- h-index is size independent
6
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Structure of the article
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Abstract Introduction Body of article Results Discussion and conclusions Acknowledgements References Figures and Tables
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Abstract
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Critical section, because:
- it is read by many people than is the article
- it is the first impression
Purpose: to provide brief statements of purpose, methods, findings and conclusion of the study
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Introduction
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- what is the overall rationale and objective of the research?
- why this particular study is needed?
- it has to move from the very general to the specific
- identify the gap that the study is designed to fill
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Method
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- Who was studied, why, how and so on
- describes critical procedures and provides the rational for methodological decisions and for the sample
- participants are described here
- the operationalization of constructs should be presented here with their psychometric characteristics
- the rationale of the author’s decisions ought to be explicit
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Results
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- its important to convey why specific tests were selected, and how these tests serve the goals of the study
- The statistics are only tools in the service of the hypothesis
- From the standpoint of the reader, the results should make clear what the main hypotheses were, how the analyses provide appropriate test and what conclusions can be reached as a result.
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Discussion
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- consist of the conclusions and interpretations of the study
- includes:
> an overview of the major findings
> integration or relation of these findings to theory and prior research
> limitations and ambiguities and their implications for interpretation, and future directions.
12
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What is peer review?
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- review process for scientist by scientists
- purpose:
> to filter what is published as “science/research”
> to provide researchers with perspective - where is peer review used?
> scientific publications
> grant review
13
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“The seven deadly sins”
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- Data manipulation, falsification
- Duplicate manuscripts
- Redundant publication
- Plagiarism
- Author conflicts of interest
- Animal use concerns
- Human use concerns
14
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What makes a good research paper?
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- good science
- good writing
- publication in good journals
15
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What consistutes good research?
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- novel: new and not resembling formerly known or used
- mechanistic: testing a hypothesis, determining the fundamental processes involved in or responsible for an action, reaction, or other natural phenomena.
- Descriptive: describes how are things but does not test how things work - hypotheses are not tested.
