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Entries from February 23rd, 2010

Beyond Scientific Publication: Strategies for Disseminating Research Findings

February 23rd, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments

Beyond Scientific Publication: Strategies for Disseminating Research Findings CARE: Community Alliance for Research and Engagement, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation “A community research partnership is ideally part of a larger collaboration that includes the interests of each partner and spans a wide range of activities. Often a neglected afterthought in busy research schedules, the dissemination [...]

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Tags:Dissemination of Research

Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing

February 11th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments

Interested in publishing an open access journal? If so, review this new guide: The Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing. “The Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing is a web-based, living document that allows users to navigate quickly to specific areas of interest. Each chapter contains links to additional resources on the same topic [...]

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Tags:Open Access, Publishing Models

Is Citation Analysis Sufficient for Assessing the Impact of Research?

February 5th, 2010 by Cathy · No Comments

“Beyond citation analysis: a model for assessment of research impact” was recently published and describes a project whereby the authors examined the research impact of a large clinical trial study, the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS). The study found that using citation analysis as a sole tool was not sufficient, nor was it predictive of [...]

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Tags:Research Impact