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1
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Best source to worst source of reference

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Best to worst 
Primary research articles in refereed journals 
Review articles in refereed journals 
Text books 
Reliable websites 
Newspapers, new scientist 
Websites
2
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What are research papers published in?

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Research papers are published in academic journals
Journal of molecular biology
British journal of haematology
Cell
Nature
Some journals are published by professional societies
Others are published commercially

3
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What do academic journals have

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Have an editor who is a distinguished researcher

Use a process called refereeing

4
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What happens after you have written up your research?

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You submit it to the editor of a relevant journal
The editor sends your manuscript to 2 or more independent referees
-who are specific experts in the subject of your manuscript

5
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What do referees check for in papers to be published in academic journals

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  • that there are no obvious experimental mistakes
  • proper control have been performed
  • the results are correctly described
  • the conclusions correctly reflect the evidence

A Pepe in a refereed journal is a good source of evidence because it is refereed. But it is only one piece of evidence

6
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How do we get certainty?

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Certainty comes from putting many pieces of evidence together

7
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What are review articles?

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An expert describes their current understanding of the field with references to the primary research paper

8
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Why should you reference?

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To show where the information came from
To allow readers to check whether the information is reliable
To tell readers where to find out more
To give intellectual credit to the original discoverer
To avoid plagiarism

9
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When do you not need to reference

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For information in the public domain

  • common knowledge
  • universally accepted
  • because of the weight of evidence

Eg dna is the emetic material in humans

10
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Where should you look if you want background information?

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Refer to an expert review in a scholarly (refereed) journal

11
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Where should you look for key information?

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Refer to the original research paper presenting the original evidence

12
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What is secondary referencing

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Giving review of paper you only know about because of secondhand, from a review or another paper
So putting that rather than original paper in references

13
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When should you use et al

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When more than 2 authors

14
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Where is reference information found in a journal article?

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Usually somewhere on the first page