Jan 28 - Finding and Reading Research

Question 1

what does citation count represent?

Answer 1

Citation count represents the impact the article has had on the community. However it may not reflect quality.

Question 2

what are the 3 types of journal articles?

Answer 2

• Empirical articles report novel data.
• Review articles summarize the literature
• Meta-analysis combine results from a number of studies to estimate the effect size.

Question 3

what is the peer review process?

Answer 3

1. collection of data
2. sends paper to a journal editor
3. several experts are asked to review the article anonymously
4. editor changes what they think should be made prior to publication
5. finally article is published.

Question 4

what is impact factor

Answer 4

the number of citations a article has over 2 year divided by the amount of article they have published in 2 years.