Scientific Manuscripts and Literature Reviews Flashcards
What does a high impact factor mean?
Journal is being referenced a lot
What format does a primary research article follow?
IMRAD (Intro, Methods, Results And Discussion)
What are the types of primary research article?
Original research article
Surveys
Case reports
Conference proceedings and abstracts
Editorial
Correspondence/letters to the editor
What are the types of secondary literature?
Narrative review
Systematic review
Meta-analysis
Book reviews
Guidelines
Commentary
What does an original scientific manuscript include?
Novel findings
What is a literature review?
Discussions and critiques of the literature (scientific manuscripts).
What is a systematic review?
More structured version of a literature review with inclusion/exclusion criteria and data extraction protocols.
What is a meta-analysis?
Similar to systematic review, with re-analysis of all the data extracted from the literature.
Why is a systematic review helpful?
Can help to propose new research agendas
Helps with funding provision
If several studies give conflicting conclusions, can be helpful to review them
