Despina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis, George A. Alexiou, Theodore C. Gouvias, and John P. A. Ioannidis, “Life Cycle of Translational Research for Medical Interventions,” Science (5 September 2008) Vol. 321, no. 5894, 1298 - 1299.
Excellent review of the research process that discusses the long road from the initial discovery of a medical intervention to a highly cited article. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Responsible Conduct of Research'
Life Cycle of Translational Research for Medical Interventions
October 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Authors at WU · Citation Analysis · Clinical Impact · Impact Factors · Intellectual Impact · Responsible Conduct of Research · Support for Authors
Searching for Clarity: A Primer on Medical Studies
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Check out this article, Searching for Clarity: A Primer on Medical Studies, from the New York Times (published September 30, 2008) by Gina Kolata. The article provides an overview of medical research and three basic principles for understanding medical findings from clinical trials.
The article also includes a link to “How to Read a Medical Study (Skeptically).”
Tags: Research Data · Responsible Conduct of Research
What is a Comprehensive Literature Search?
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments
What is a comprehensive literature search? How to know when you’ve exhausted the literature?
Questions to ask . . .
· Do your research results provide a clear chain of evidence in demonstrating the accumulation of knowledge on a particular topic?
· Did you find the first description or research of a particular topic?
· Do scholarly books or [...]
Tags: Responsible Conduct of Research · Support for Authors · Uncategorized
New Slide-Rule for Assessing Copyright Status
July 18th, 2008 · No Comments
The American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy recently created a slide-rule to help determine if a particular work is copyright protected. Pointing the red arrow to the date of first publication of the work provides information on the copyright status of the work.
Tags: Copyright · Fair Use · Responsible Conduct of Research · Support for Authors · Uncategorized
Understanding Copyright and Related Rights
May 28th, 2008 · No Comments
The World Intellectual Property Organization recently issued a guide titled “Understanding Copyright and Related Rights.” The guide is intended to “provide an introduction for non-specialists or newcomers to the subject of copyright and related rights.”
Tags: Author Rights · Copyright · Responsible Conduct of Research
ASHA–Guidelines for RCR: Ethics and the Publication Process
April 25th, 2008 · No Comments
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Committee on Research Integrity and Publication Practices has prepared a guidelines document, Guidelines for the Responsible Conduct of Research: Ethics and the Publication Process.
“The responsible conduct of research - from the earliest stages of a project and onward - has a direct bearing not only on the quality of any resulting article but [...]
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How to Find the PMCID Reference Number
February 18th, 2008 · No Comments
One stipulation of the revised NIH Public Access Policy is that as of 25 May 2008, PIs will be required to note the PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) on any NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports when citing an article that falls under the policy. For more information: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#c6
PIs can locate the PMCID reference numbers by doing a [...]
Tags: Authors at WU · NIH Public Access Policy · Responsible Conduct of Research · Support for Authors
NIH Public Access Policy - Revised Guidelines Now Available from NIH
January 14th, 2008 · No Comments
The revised guidelines for the NIH Public Access Policy (NOT-OD-08-033) are now available: Revised Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research.
Compliance with this Policy is a statutory requirement and a term and condition of the grant award and cooperative agreement, in accordance with the NIH Grants Policy Statement For Contracts.
Specifics:
1. [...]
Tags: Author Rights · Authors at WU · NIH Public Access Policy · Open Access · Responsible Conduct of Research · Support for Authors
Ethics of Open Access to Biomedical Research: Just a Special Case of Ethics of Open Access to Research
December 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Interesting manuscript by Steven Harnad that discusses the importance of open access for biomedical research findings. Abstract:
The ethical case for Open Access (OA) (free online access) to research findings is especially salient when it is public health that is being compromised by needless access restrictions. But the ethical imperative for OA is far more general: It [...]
Tags: Clinical Impact · Impact Factors · Intellectual Impact · Open Access · Responsible Conduct of Research
NIH Public Access Policy–Soon to be Mandatory?
December 20th, 2007 · No Comments
The Appropriations Act for 2008 (H.R. 2764) has passed the House and the Senate and now awaits the signature of President Bush. According to a New York Times article, President Bush is expected to sign the bill. Included in the bill is language that changes the current NIH Public Access Policy from voluntary to mandatory. The [...]
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