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Publish results of study in a scientific journalGeneral (Science) of more specific (Ecology; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology)Popular Science MagazinesWriting about research others have writtenAre not peer-reviewed articles, but take the information from peer-reviewed articlesWritten for the “lame” personPrimary LiteratureResearch papers, reviews, opinion pieces, synthesisThe water paper in BB is a synthesis paperAuthor is a scientistSee where its publishedSecondary LiteratureNarrative, not the original peer-reviewed researchMagazines, newspapers, blogsPiecing together science and voicing your opinion on it; investigative piecePeer Reviewed?Look at “Aims and Scope” or “Author Guidelines”Format for original researchTitle: summarized statement of researchAuthor: Author who did most work is first (not ABC order)Affiliation: University work is doneAbstract: Summary of the research. Last thing written before submitting a paperIntroduction: Background information, topic, hypothesisMethods: materials and methods used to conduct the studyEnough detail that another researcher could repeat itResults: Data gathered at presented in the results sectionDiscussion/Conclusion: Interpretation. Piece together the results and what it could meanAcknowledgements: Acknowledge funding, any help given during research, and “anonymous reviewers” (peer-reviewed)References: All papers mentioned in the text, by ABC author’s last nameAuthor, A.A., B.B. Author, and C.C. Author. Year. Article Title.Journal Title. Volume (Issue): Page Range.To guide your reading:What was the research question?What was the research design?Was the research design appropriate to the question?What conclusions did the author make, and are they valid?Getting PublishedDecide which journal is best to be submitted intoSome are more prestigious; some have a more narrow focusPeer-ReviewThe editor reads it. If it fits into the journal, it is sent out to reviewers, who make sure the methods/analysis are sound and whether it makes senseMay be published as written, with minor revisions, with major revisions, or rejectedWhere to find peer-reviewed papersUSC librariesGoogle ScholarWide net: check dates, where its published, etcFaster if youre looking very quickly for somethingWeb of Science/Web of KnowledgeUse Endnote to save all the referencesGood if you are trying to narrow things down (you already know the year, references, etc. and are looking for the paper)Lecture 2 – Peer Reviewing 01/22/2013Publish results of study in a scientific journalGeneral (Science) of more specific (Ecology; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology)Popular Science Magazines-Writing about research others have written-Are not peer-reviewed articles, but take the information from peer-reviewed articles-Written for the “lame” personPrimary Literature-Research papers, reviews, opinion pieces, synthesisoThe water paper in BB is a synthesis paperAuthor is a scientistSee where its published Secondary Literature-Narrative, not the original peer-reviewed research-Magazines, newspapers, blogs-Piecing together science and voicing your opinion on it; investigative piecePeer Reviewed?-Look at “Aims and Scope” or “Author Guidelines”Format for original research-Title: summarized statement of research-Author: Author who did most work is first (not ABC order)oAffiliation: University work is done-Abstract: Summary of the research. Last thing written before submitting a paper-Introduction: Background information, topic, hypothesis-Methods: materials and methods used to conduct the studyoEnough detail that another researcher could repeat it-Results: Data gathered at presented in the results section-Discussion/Conclusion: Interpretation. Piece together the results andwhat it could mean -Acknowledgements: Acknowledge funding, any help given during research, and “anonymous reviewers” (peer-reviewed)-References: All papers mentioned in the text, by ABC author’s last nameoAuthor, A.A., B.B. Author, and C.C. Author. Year. Article Title. Journal Title. Volume (Issue): Page Range. To guide your reading: -What was the research question?-What was the research design?-Was the research design appropriate to the question?-What conclusions did the author make, and are they valid?Getting Published-Decide which journal is best to be submitted intooSome are more prestigious; some have a more narrow focus-Peer-ReviewoThe editor reads it. If it fits into the journal, it is sent out to reviewers, who make sure the methods/analysis are sound and whether it makes senseoMay be published as written, with minor revisions, with major revisions, or rejected Where to find peer-reviewed papers-USC libraries-Google ScholaroWide net: check dates, where its published, etcoFaster if youre looking very quickly for something-Web of Science/Web of KnowledgeoUse Endnote to save all the references oGood if you are trying to narrow things down (you already know the year, references, etc. and are looking for the


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