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Academic Conference
An event for researchers to present
and discuss their work together
with academic or scientific journals.
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4. Hacks When Attending a Conference
Sit in the front row
Have business card ready
Eat in communal areas
Turn your notes into a blog post
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SYMPOSIUM
A public meeting organized so that
experts in a particular field can
meet, present papers, and discuss
issues and trends.
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7. Format of a Symposium
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Q&A session / closure
04
Panel Discussion
03
Keynote speaker’s session
02
Introduction by a moderator
01
Welcome remarks by host
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SCHOLARLY JOURNAL
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A scholarly journal is a periodical
that contains articles written by
experts in a particular field of
study.
9. Scholarly Journal Cover Includes...
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• Title
• Volume/Issue Number
• Name of the Organization/University
• Publication
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REFEREED JOURNAL
Each article published in a peer-reviewed
journal was closely examined by a panel
of reviewers who are experts on the
article's topic.
Eg: All SCI(Science Citation Index) Journals
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PARAMETERS CHECKED
• Proper use of research methods
• Significance of the paper’s contribution to
the existing literature
• Including citations
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Indexed Journal
The publications got indexed by some of
the leading indexing databases are known
as indexed journals.
Visibility Readership Availability
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BI-ANNUAL JOURNAL
Journals that are published twice a year
Eg: AMJ
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PREDATORY JOURNAL
Predatory Journals take advantage of
author’s by asking them to publish for a
fee without providing peer-review or copy
editing.
Eg:
• Paywall
• Cabell's blacklist
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CONFERENCE RANKING (CR)
Ranking/assessment of major conferences in each
disciplines.
Indications that determines the ranking:
• Citation Rates
• Paper Submission
• Acceptance Rate
• Visibility & research track record of the key people
hosing the conference
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Science Journal Ranking (SJR)
SCImago Journal Ranking is a numeric value
indicating the average number of weighted
citations received during a selected year per
document published in that journal during the
previous three years.
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Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4 JOURNALS
Q1 to Q4 refer to journal ranking quartiles within a sub
discipline using the SJR citation index.
• Q1 - The journal is in the top 25% of its subject category
• Q4 - The journal is in the bottom 25% its subject
category
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IMPACT FACTOR (IF)
It is a measure of the frequency with
which the average article in a journal has
been cited in a particular year.
IF =
Number of times articles were cited
Number of articles that were citable
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H INDEX
A scientist has index h if h of his/her Np
papers have at least h citations each and the
other (Np – h) papers have ≤h citations each.
Calculation : Number of papers (h) that have
received at least h citations
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I10 INDEX
i10 index refers to the number of paper with 10 or more
citations.
Pros
• Very simple & straight forward to calculate
• My Citations in Google Scholar is free and easy to use
Cons
• Used only in Google Scholar
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GOOGLE SCHOLAR
Google Scholar is a freely accessible web
search engine that indexes the full text or
metadata of scholarly literature across an
array of publishing formats and disciplines
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FEATURES
• Search all scholarly literature from one convenient place
• Explore related works, citations, authors, and publications
• Locate the complete document through your library or on the web
• Keep up with recent developments in any area of research
• Check who's citing your publications, create a public author profile
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CITATION
A citation is a way of giving credit to the
original author for their creative and
intellectual works that you utilized to support
your research without plagiarizing.
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31. WHEN TO USE CITATION
Using quotes
Making specific reference to
the work of another
When paraphrasingUsing an idea that someone else
has already expressed
whenever someone else's work has been
critical in developing your own ideas
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TYPES OF CITATIONS
APA Citation
MLA Citation
Chigago/Turabian
Citation
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PLAGARISM
The practice of taking someone else's work or
ideas and passing them off as one's own.
• Using someone else’s ideas without attribution
• Using someone else’s words without attribution
• Citing the source incorrectly
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Creations of the mind, such as inventions;
literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols,
names and images used in commerce.
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright is a law that gives you
ownership over the things you create.
• To reproduce the work
• To prepare derivative works
• To distribute copies
• To perform the work
• To display the work publicly
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