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WHAT IS A RESEARCH ARTICLE?▪ reports on the results of a study or experiment ▪ written by the person / people who did the research ▪ new, original work... COMMON CONCEPTS OF A RESEARCH

A RESEARCH ARTICLE

UNIT 1 – VOCABULARY & READING (2 hours)

ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 2 – GENERAL PRACTITIONER Y2

Presenter: Nguyen Hoang Quynh Mai

Editor: Nguyen Thi Bich Tram Email: bichtramdn94@gmail.com

3 Reputable vs predatory publishers

4 Practicing

1 Parts of a research article

2 Questioning

WHAT IS A RESEARCH ARTICLE?

▪ reports on the results of a study or experiment

▪ written by the person / people who did the research

▪ new, original work

◦ ISSN (International Standard Serial Number)

◦ ISI (Institute for Scientific Information)

◦ H-index (Hirsch index)

◦ Quartiles (Q 1-4; Impact Factor distribution)

COMMON CONCEPTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE

Research gap Literature review Blinding/Masking Research protocol

Specificity Sensitivity Research ethics Informed consent

1 PARTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE

STANDARD FORMAT

4 Review of the literature 9 Directions for further research

5 The research question 10 References

1 Abstract a explain the hypothesis, may predict what the authors expect to find

& test to see if it is true

2 Introduction b provide articles with citations of sources of information

d describe the problem and give the background information that led

to the current research

5 Materials

& methods

e put the findings into context; provide a clear answer to the question

in the Introduction and explain how the results support that conclusion

6 Results f present the study’s findings, often using graphs and statistical tables

1 PARTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE

Identify main points

1 PARTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE

1 PARTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE

1 PARTS OF A RESEARCH ARTICLE

Skim main points

work

Has seldom

been addressed

We develop

The data suggest

2 GENERATE QUESTIONS

After During

Before

2 GENERATE QUESTIONS

Before and during your reading, ask yourself these questions:

1/ Who are the authors? What journal is this? Might I question the

credibility of the work?

2/ Have I taken the time to understand all the terminology?

3/ Have I gone back to read an article or review that would help me

understand this work better?

4/ Am I spending too much time reading the less important parts of this article?

5/ Is there someone I can talk to about confusing parts of this article?

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2 GENERATE QUESTIONS

After reading , ask yourself these questions:

1/ What specific problem does this research address? Why is it

important?

2/ Is the method used a good one? The best one?

3/ What are the specific findings? Am I able to summarize them in one or two sentences?

4/ Are the findings supported by persuasive evidence?

5/ Is there an alternative interpretation of the data that the author did

not address?

2 GENERATE QUESTIONS

After reading , ask yourself these questions:

6/ How are the findings unique/new/unusual or supportive of other work

in the field?

7/ How do these results relate to the work I’m interested in? To other

work I’ve read about?

8/ What are some of the specific applications of the ideas presented

here? What are some further experiments that would answer remaining questions

3 REPUTABLE VS PREDATORY PUBLISHERS

1 Web of Science (Web of Knowledge): Impact Factor 🡪 ISI

3 REPUTABLE VS PREDATORY PUBLISHERS

Scopus: CiteScore

https://www.scopus.com

3 REPUTABLE VS PREDATORY PUBLISHERS

Scopus: CiteScore

https://www.scopus.com

3 REPUTABLE VS PREDATORY PUBLISHERS

Scimago Journal & Country Rank: H-index

https://www.scimagojr.com/

PRACTICAL STEPS

1 Google scholar (keywords)

2 Abstract

3 Journal (tìm ISSN)

4 Scopus 🡪 Sources, nhập ISSN tìm CiteScore - ISI

5 Scimago 🡪 H-index & Quartiles (Q 1-4)

6 Sci-Hub (DOI)

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4 PRACTICING

3 How do the result relate to the work I’m interested in? To other

work I’ve read about?

4 What are some of the specific applications of the ideas presented here? What are some further experiments that would answer

remaining questions

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GOOD MEDICAL JOURNALS

◦BMC Medical Education

◦BMC research notes

◦ICICTE 2018 proceedings

◦Irish Journal of Medical Science

◦Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

◦Begin by skimming to identify structure & features

◦Look for main points

QUESTIONS