lecture 3 Flashcards
what is a publication
any form of written communication made available for distribution to the public
what are the types of publications
scholarly work
popular source
trade journals
what are scholarly works
works with special interest publication for scholars in a field
- thesis
- journal article
- trustworthy info
- may be difficult to read
what are popular sources
works with general interest publication
- newspapers
- magazines
- books
- written in an acceptable manor and can have useful introductions to a topic
- not usually fact-checked
what are trade journals
works with general interest publication for people within a specific industry
- reports of new research in a field
- good way to keep up-to-date
- not all articles are peer reviewed
T/F scholarly works are primary sources
True
what are some types of scholarly works
- THESIS/DISSERTATION (published as books by universities - documents 1+ studies that is of interest to a field)
- ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER (published in journals - comprehensive research that is expected to significantly advance the field)
- SHORT COMMUNICATIONS/TECHNICAL NOTES (published in journals - documents a technical advancement that may be of interest)
- CASE REPORTS (published in journals - documents an unexpected observation/case that may be of interest)
- LETTERS/COMMENTARIES (published in journals and trade mag. - documents an opinion/commentary on previously published article in hopes of sparking conversation)
- REVIEWS (published as books/journals - documents a summary/review of interest to another researchers/practitioners)
difference between a single-blind and double-blind
single = authors are known but referees are anonymous
double = authors and referees are anonymous
guidelines for critically reviewing a paper
- are objectives and hypotheses well-motivated by cited literature
- are methods well-explained
- are results well-explained
- is underlying data available
- is discussion suitable give the results? acknowledgement of limitations?
- talk about paper with colleagues/mentors
what is a literature review?
literature review (v) is the process of searching for info on a topic from published literature.
literature review (n) is a document that summarizes the results of performing a literature review
types of literature reviews (v)
1.) scoping review (assess the nature + potential size of the literature on a topic)
2.) Systematic review (comprehensive search of all literature on topic)
3.) rapid review (quick search of all literature on a topic)
4.) state-of-the-art review (review of recently published research articles on topic)
5.) umbrella review (review of recently published review articles on a topic)
types of literature reviews (n)
1.) overview (broad overview of published literature on general topic)
2.) narrative (summary of recently published peer-reviewed literature for a topic)
3.) critical (critical evaluation of recently published peer-reviewed literature for a topic
types of literature reviews (v/n)
1.) integrative (evaluates and presents literature that contains both experimental and non-experimental results/discussions)
2.) mapping review/systematic map (evaluates and presents published literature by sub-topics)
3.) qualitative systematic review/ qualitative evidence analysis (synthesizes and presents qualitative results from multiple research articles to try and capture deeper insights
4.) meta-analysis (synthesizes and analyses and presents quantitative results from multiple research articles to try and capture deeper insights)
5.) mixed-methods (combines multiple review methodologies)
T/F publication is any form of written communication made available for distribution to the public
false: does not need to be written (can be videos, blogs, literature, podcasts, AI generated)
