Week 10

Question 1

What are 5 things we need for good health research?

Answer 1

1. Financial resources
2. Different academic and technical skills
3. Access to populations
   An organized team
   Structured collaboration

Question 2

What is mentorship

Answer 2

A formal or informal relationship in which a more experienced person( the mentor) offers professional development advice and guidance to less experienced mentee

Question 3

Does a mentor equal a super visor or instructor

Answer 3

NO

Question 4

How can you find a mentor

Answer 4

Ask classmates,colleagues,professors,supervisors who might be helpful mentors
Search profiles
Email the individuals identified as potential mentors to ask for professional development advice

Question 5

What should the investigator know about before getting into the mentor-mentee relationship

Answer 5

The mentor time availability preferred frequency and style of communication
The roles and responsibilities the mentor agrees to take on
The expectations the mentor has of the mentee

Question 6

What are some things that research supervisors appreciate

Answer 6

Communicate often with clear questions
Are honest about what they have done and plan to do
Complete assigned tasks well and on time
Are open to receiving constructive criticism
Respect the mentor and the mentors time

Question 7

What are some ways you can work to achieving your professional goals

Answer 7

Completing online or in person course work about research methods (Necessary but not sufficient)
Participating in journal clubs and professional organizations
Working as a research assistant
Attending and presenting at research conferences
Enrolling in training programs

Question 8

What is bibliometrics

Answer 8

It is a quantitative analyses of written publications

Question 9

What is h-index

Answer 9

An author has at least h publications that have been cited at least h times

Question 10

What is the i10 index

Answer 10

A count of the number publications by an author that have been cited at least 10 times

Question 11

What are two main issues with these metrics

Answer 11

1) Articles with simpler methodologies are easier to understand and get more citations
2) Open-access articles are getting more citations especially by researchers from lower resource countries

Question 12

What is a responsible conduct of research

Answer 12

A concept that encompasses research ethics, professionalism and best practices for collaboration and communication with other researchers

Question 13

What is co- authorship

Answer 13

The process of two or more collaborators working together to write a research report/article

Question 14

When should the decision about who will be listed as a coauthor on a report and in what order

Answer 14

As early as possible

Question 15

What is the lead author and where are they in the list

Answer 15

The person who conceptualizes the research writes the first drafts does most of the analysis interpretation and discussion
The first person

Question 16

What are senior authors

Answer 16

Dosing a lot of jobs but less than first or are the research a supervisors goes 2nd or last depends on the polcies

Question 17

Who is the middle author

Answer 17

Others with different levels of collaboration. Either in order from greatest to least contribution or alphabetically by family name

Question 18

Can you be payed so your name isn’t in the work

Answer 18

NO

Question 19

What is the corresponding author responsible for

Answer 19

Submission of the article
Formatting
Managing the review process
Communicating journal responses to article with co-authors
Usually the first author
The person who you contact for more information

Question 20

What is ICMJE

Answer 20

International committee of Medical Journal Editors

Question 21

What is the criteria for authorship in the health sciences

Answer 21

1. Making a substantial contribution to the conception or design of the study
2. Drafting the article and or providing critical revisions of intellectual content
3. Approving the final version of the manuscript that is submitted to a publisher
4. Accepting responsibility for the integrity of the paper
   ( To get authorship you have to meet all 4 criteria)

Question 22

What is ghost authorship

Answer 22

The failure to include as a coauthor on a manuscript a contributor who has made a substantial intellectual contribution to a research project

Question 23

What is gift authorship

Answer 23

When someone who has not earned authorship according to disciplinary standards is added to the list of authors of a manuscript

Question 24

What are the 4 things that knowledge translation included

Answer 24

1) Synthesis
the research you produce
2) Dissemination
Conference presentations
Publications
3) Exchange
4) Ethically-sound application of knowledge

Question 25

What is the purpose of conferences

Answer 25

Networking and exchanging ideas Presenting new research can be a useful way to get feedback on a project before submitting the work for review by a journal

Question 26

What is the structure of confrences

Answer 26

Plenary sessions with keynote adresses concurrent sessions of oral presentations Poster sessions Exhibitions Business meetings

Question 27

What is a poster session

Answer 27

A designated time during a conference when researchers display printed placards and are expected to be available to talk about their posters with other attendees

Question 28

How can you get into a conference

Answer 28

1. Conduct good research (the single most important thing) 2. Find a conference that might be interested in your research 3. Submit a well-written abstract ( they usually get printed and shared with attendees) 4. Respect all requirements including due dates, word counts, priorities of topics

Question 29

What are poster presentations

Answer 29

Design and asethetics as important as the content Cite evidence

Question 30

How many refrence on a poster should have

Answer 30

No more than 5 You can use a QR code for supplementary information

Question 31

What is an oral presentation

Answer 31

Using a set of slides to guide the talk and provide visual information to the audience

Question 32

What are some things to remember when doing an oral presentation

Answer 32

Highlight the key messages in few words use images as often as is appropriate Don't read of the slides You are not teaching but reporting your research

Question 33

Why do we have to publish

Answer 33

1) Unpublished research=no existing research 2) Direct professional benefits for researchers 3) Respect for the time and efforts of participants and collaborators

Question 34

What is the peer review process like

Answer 34

Time consuming and sometimes disappointing Also an opportunity to receive expert and constructive feedback to improve science

Question 35

When thinking about what journal you want to publish too what are some thing you should consider

Answer 35

The scope The audience Ranking Clear explanation of existence and the type of peer review process duration acceptance rate Whether the journal is indexed in preferred databases The print and online availability of the journal Data sharing requriments

Question 36

What is a subscription journal?

Answer 36

Covers its costs from library and or individual subscriptions and advertising and does not charge any author fees Most articles are placed behind a paywall We have access to many via our library; has been paid for by Western

Question 37

What is an open-access journal

Answer 37

Mandates the authors pay a publication fee ( sometimes several thousand dollars) before their manuscripts are published The content is freely available to the readers and intrenet Most grants sent aside funding for publication

Question 38

What is a hybrid journal

Answer 38

Option of paying to make an article freely available to all Authors with funding may opt to pay for open access under this model Authors without funding may publish at no cost but their articles will be behind a paywall

Question 39

What is copyright

Answer 39

The legal rights assigned to the owners of intellectual property such as written and artistic works

Question 40

Who does the author assign copyright too

Answer 40

To the publisher before the article is published

Question 41

What is open acces publishers

Answer 41

Allow authors to retain the copyright for their articles

Question 42

What is a creative commons license

Answer 42

Is a public copyright license that enables the free distribution of a copyrighted work

Question 43

What are signs that it is a predatory (open-access) journal

Answer 43

A growing number of dubious journals are being launched that accept nearly every submission upon receipt of payment No quality editorial and peer review services not transparent about their policies Unsolicited spam Admire your research a lot/ you get asked if you want ot be published Publication might even represent bad on your CV