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Oncology Nursing Forum May 2019Do you remember the first (or 40th) time you received notification that a manuscript you submitted to a journal was accepted? Did you dance around your office, yell so...
Do you remember the first (or 40th) time you received notification that a manuscript you submitted to a journal was accepted? Did you dance around your office, yell so loudly that the person in the office next door came to check on you, and/or immediately post the news to Facebook and Twitter to ensure that your success would be broadcast to all your friends and relatives? And did you then download the required forms and merrily sign them before scanning or faxing them back to the journal? Like many of you, I have done all of the above.
Topics: Academic Dissertations as Topic; Authorship; Copyright; Duplicate Publications as Topic; Editorial Policies; Oncology Nursing; Periodicals as Topic; Publishing; Software
PubMed: 31007256
DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.267-268 -
Psychology and Aging Feb 2019In this editorial, the author observes that the coming years promise a number of challenges, including the proliferation of open-source journals, increasingly...
In this editorial, the author observes that the coming years promise a number of challenges, including the proliferation of open-source journals, increasingly interdisciplinary work that requires evaluation from multiple perspectives, and growing concerns about replication. Obviously the continuation of excellence will require effective management to keep submission and review processes efficient and publication lag at a minimum. At the same time, moving the journal forward in the face of accelerating science and new publication models demands thoughtful examination of values. Meeting this challenge will depend on maintaining a balance along a number of dimensions. These dimensions include (1) balance between rigor and innovation, (2) balance between basic and applied/translation science, (3) balance between discovery and justification, (4) balance in the editorial team, (5) balance between gatekeeping and mentoring, and (6) balance between accessibility and technical exposition. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
Topics: Aging; Editorial Policies; Humans; Periodicals as Topic; Publishing
PubMed: 30730188
DOI: 10.1037/pag0000327 -
Journal of Biomolecular NMR Feb 2019
Topics: Organization and Administration; Periodicals as Topic; Publishing; Serial Publications
PubMed: 30825035
DOI: 10.1007/s10858-019-00232-w -
Research Synthesis Methods Dec 2014The scoping review has become an increasingly popular approach for synthesizing research evidence. It is a relatively new approach for which a universal study definition... (Review)
Review
BACKGROUND
The scoping review has become an increasingly popular approach for synthesizing research evidence. It is a relatively new approach for which a universal study definition or definitive procedure has not been established. The purpose of this scoping review was to provide an overview of scoping reviews in the literature.
METHODS
A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O'Malley framework. A search was conducted in four bibliographic databases and the gray literature to identify scoping review studies. Review selection and characterization were performed by two independent reviewers using pretested forms.
RESULTS
The search identified 344 scoping reviews published from 1999 to October 2012. The reviews varied in terms of purpose, methodology, and detail of reporting. Nearly three-quarter of reviews (74.1%) addressed a health topic. Study completion times varied from 2 weeks to 20 months, and 51% utilized a published methodological framework. Quality assessment of included studies was infrequently performed (22.38%).
CONCLUSIONS
Scoping reviews are a relatively new but increasingly common approach for mapping broad topics. Because of variability in their conduct, there is a need for their methodological standardization to ensure the utility and strength of evidence.
Topics: Bibliometrics; Databases, Bibliographic; Publishing; Quality Control; Research Report; Review Literature as Topic; Terminology as Topic; Writing
PubMed: 26052958
DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1123 -
Journal of Evidence-based Medicine Aug 2017Systematic reviews aide the analysis and dissemination of evidence, using rigorous and transparent methods to generate empirically attained answers to focused research...
Systematic reviews aide the analysis and dissemination of evidence, using rigorous and transparent methods to generate empirically attained answers to focused research questions. Identifying all evidence relevant to the research questions is an essential component, and challenge, of systematic reviews. Gray literature, or evidence not published in commercial publications, can make important contributions to a systematic review. Gray literature can include academic papers, including theses and dissertations, research and committee reports, government reports, conference papers, and ongoing research, among others. It may provide data not found within commercially published literature, providing an important forum for disseminating studies with null or negative results that might not otherwise be disseminated. Gray literature may thusly reduce publication bias, increase reviews' comprehensiveness and timeliness, and foster a balanced picture of available evidence. Gray literature's diverse formats and audiences can present a significant challenge in a systematic search for evidence. However, the benefits of including gray literature may far outweigh the cost in time and resource needed to search for it, and it is important for it to be included in a systematic review or review of evidence. A carefully thought out gray literature search strategy may be an invaluable component of a systematic review. This narrative review provides guidance about the benefits of including gray literature in a systematic review, and sources for searching through gray literature. An illustrative example of a search for evidence within gray literature sources is presented to highlight the potential contributions of such a search to a systematic review. Benefits and challenges of gray literature search methods are discussed, and recommendations made.
Topics: Humans; Publication Bias; Publishing; Research Report; Review Literature as Topic
PubMed: 28857505
DOI: 10.1111/jebm.12266 -
Journal of Dental Education Aug 2018
Topics: Editorial Policies; Education, Dental; Publishing; Serial Publications
PubMed: 30068768
DOI: 10.21815/JDE.018.074 -
Journal of Neurosurgery Mar 2016
Topics: Bibliometrics; Efficiency; Humans; Internship and Residency; Neurosurgery; Publications; Publishing
PubMed: 26722863
DOI: 10.3171/2015.7.JNS151647 -
Gaceta Sanitaria 2020
Topics: Editorial Policies; Efficiency, Organizational; Information Dissemination; Latin America; Periodicals as Topic; Publishing; Spain
PubMed: 32151337
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.02.001 -
MBio Apr 2018Journal clubs are important mechanisms for teaching how to approach the scientific literature critically and for disseminating findings. Papers from high-impact journals...
Journal clubs are important mechanisms for teaching how to approach the scientific literature critically and for disseminating findings. Papers from high-impact journals often dominate journal club selections, a practice that reinforces the unscientific emphasis of placing high value on publishing venue rather than scientific content and critical analysis of the publications. We suggest improving journal clubs by including preprints rather than focusing completely on published papers. This change in practice might benefit the scientific enterprise in numerous ways, including by providing direct criticisms to preprint authors before publication, deemphasizing publishing venue, teaching students the art of reviewing papers, and making journal clubs more current by discussing unpublished data.
Topics: Humans; Information Dissemination; Preprints as Topic
PubMed: 29615505
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00516-18 -
JAMA Feb 2023
Topics: Publications; Publishing; Scientific Misconduct; Authorship; Software; Knowledge Bases; Knowledge; Medicine
PubMed: 36719674
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.1344