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Publication/Resource Types

Shelly Warwick, Ph.D.

2013

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After this Unit You Should Be Able to

State what are the three factors used to differentiate types of publications?

Know what are the major types of publications?

What type(s) of publications should be used for research?Understand what is an index & abstract service, and what type of information should you be able to find in one?Explain peer review?select the correct type(s) of publication for your research

Factors for differentiating resources

Resources Can Be Differentiated by

The Content Selection Process

Who are the AuthorsIntended Audience

This applies to both electronic and print

How is Content Selected

Possible methods of selection include:

Peer-review

a group of experts in the field review submitted articles to see if they make sense in terms of question, method and conclusions – usually the reviewers don’t know who the author is and the author doesn’t know who the reviewers areEditorial Review (varying degrees)The editor(s) of the publication review or commission articlesNone

Anyone can publish – the Internet

Move on to Module 4 – Hierarchy of Health Evidence

Who are the Authors?

Are they

Scholars?

Practitioners?Professional Writers?Anyone?

Who is the Intended Audience

For whom is the resource intended

Researchers/experts?

Practitioners?General Public?

Selecting Resources

Each type of resource has it purpose and audience

When doing research you need to select the resource which will BEST answer your question – not just provide some answer

SPECIFIC PUBLICATION TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS

Scholarly Journals

Audience: researchers/ scholars/experts

Authors: researchers/scholars/experts

Content Selection: Blind Peer ReviewUsually recognized by simple cover design, lack of advertising, publisher often scholarly society or academic publisherArticles include affiliation of authors References, bibliography

Why Peer Review is the Standard in Scholarly Publications

Blind Peer review, which is the norm, ensures that current experts in the field review research based on the appropriateness and accuracy of the methods used in data gathering, analysis, and interpretation not on the basis of personality or agreement or disagreement with the conclusion. Peer review attests to sound research.

Professional/Practitioner Publications

Audience: Professionals/Practitioners

Authors: Professionals/Practitioners

Content Selection: Editorial Review/Commissioned articlesPublication by professional group indicated on cover, advertising geared to membership interests

Articles of broader interest but still directed at a relatively small, specialized group

Trade Publications

Audience: people working in the field (not necessarily professionals)

Authors: Professional writersContent Selection:

Editors commission articlesLimited advertising geared to trade interests

Popular Magazines

Audience: General

Authors: Paid reporters, usually not experts on the subjectContent

Selection: Editors commission articlesSources not cited or cited informallyHeavily illustratedMuch advertising

Indexing & Abstract Services

Provide access to the primary literature

Index all articles printed in a selected set of journals based on varied criteriaList or provide search options for articles by author, title, subject, journal title, date –often include other fields such as institutional affiliation

Some index services include the abstract of the article as provided by the author others write their own.While some electronic index & abstracting services provide links to the full-text of the article many do not.

Index & Abstract Services

Audience: researchers

Authors: Librarians/Indexers

Content Selection: criteria basedPubMed/Medline is an example of an index & abstracting service

Which to Use for Research?

Serious researchers rely on articles published in scholarly journals that use peer review whether they are accessed in print or in electronic form.

Many new journals are only published online, but still use the peer review process.

To find these articles most researchers use Index an Abstract services/databases.