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- 2. Study vs Research Knowledge Time Study Uptake of available (preexistence) knowledge Research Production of new knowledge Individual Collective
- 3. Information sources Knowledge Time Individual Collective Scientific papers Handbooks Books (didactics) Web sites (!) Technical reports Encyclopedias
- 4. Information sources Knowledge Time Individual Collective Scientific papers Handbooks Books (didactics) Web sites (!) Technical reports Encyclopedias
- 5. Types of academic publications Primary sources Secondary sources Tertiary sources • Report the results of original researches. • Information that has been not interpretated or condensed by previous authors. Examples • Original researches • Conference proceedings • Technical reports • Thesis • Dissertations • Patents • Report the results of primary sources with an added value (synthesis, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, explanation, etc.). Examples • Review articles • Literature Review • Meta-analysis • Edited volumes (books) • Compile or summarize information from primary and secondary sources that become widely accepted. • Provide a broad overview of a topic, data, facts or definitions. Examples • Textbooks • Encyclopedias • Dictionaries • Handbooks
- 6. What is a paper? Paper = Scientific Article Standard unit for the communication of scientific knowledge: • Replicable • Precise • Falsifiable • Parsimonious
- 7. How are they published?
- 8. Journals • Publish researches within wide or narrow scientific areas • With a fixed periodicity and a fixed number of articles • Specific format and requirements • Periodical special issues • Free access vs. subscriptions • Universities subscribe to relevant journals
- 9. Where to find them? Repositories Search engines
- 10. • Specialized • Multidisciplinary Repositories MedLine (Medicine) PsycINFO (Psychology) ABI Inform (Business) Science Direct Scopus JSTOR DOAJ EBSCOhost Web of Science Eric Database SpringerLink ProQuest Database Ibecs
- 11. Journal rankings
- 12. Scimago Journal & Country Rank • Two relevant indicators: a) Quartiles: 4 categories grouping journals according to their quality: Q1 (highest), Q2, Q3, and Q4 (lowest). b) H index: Number that represent the number of articles cited the same number of times (Quality + Quantity)