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RESEARCHING YOUR FIRST REVIEW

ARTICLE

Amy SissonSouth Campus Librarianaasisson@mdanderson.org713-563-6557

Clara FowlerManager, Information Servicescfowler@mdanderson.org713-745-1538

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AGENDA:1. Overview of Types of Reviews

and Instructions for Authors2. Steps to Follow3. Conducting a Literature Search4. Managing Results

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Narrative Review Article: • Analyses of the literature for primarily the past 10 years

Comprehensive Review Article: • Extensive search of the published literature• Articles summarized in a uniform manner: http://

chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/136/5/1432/T1.expansion.html• Results of literature search summarized in Methods or Appendix: http://

chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/136/5/1432/T2.expansion.html• Associated with evidence-based medicine

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Systematic Review Article:

• Follows a rigorous protocol that enables replication of the processes

• Identifies inclusion and exclusion criteria• Searches for all evidence both published and

unpublished• Assess the quality of each study including an

analysis of bias• Interprets findings in an balanced and impartial

summary• May include a meta-analysis• http

://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/painres/download/whatis/syst-review.pdf

Image available: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002822310016445

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Steps for Writing a Review

1. Define purpose, audience, scope and methods2. Select co-authors3. Identify where to submit for publication (July 11 Webinar-

Before You Publish: Finding Impact Factors & Choosing a Journal)4. Perform the literature search5. Organize and select results (EndNote Basics Class)6. Write the manuscript (Scientific Publications)7. Submit to a journal (Instructions for Authors)8. Tracking the impact (Aug 8 Webinar – Research Profiles: Track Your

Publications & Find Collaborators)

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Who qualifies as an author?

Authorship based on contribution

intimately involved in the conception and design of the research

responsible for data collection and interpretation

participates in drafting the publication

approves the final version of the publication

Corresponding author has additional responsibilities

verifies the accuracy of the data determines that all authors are

listed receives approval of the final

draft by all authors handles all correspondence and

responds to inquiries

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Order of Authors

The listing of authors is usually by order of importance, with the first and last author having the most weight

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Conducting a Literature SearchInexperienced researchers may think the literature search is complete when they:

• Search PubMed and Google to find publications

Best practice for the literature search:• Search multiple databases (3 at a minimum) to find publications• If possible, construct a similar search in each database • Search using cited references to find the most highly cited and additional

relevant citations

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PubMed Scopus Cochrane Web ofScience CINAHL PsychInfo

Type of Information

Journal articles with abstracts

Journal articleabstracts, web sites,

patents

Documents including cost-benefit analyses, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and

clinical trials

Journal articles,conference proceedings, journal citation reports

Journal articles, plus some research

instruments, legal cases, and patient info

Journal articles, plus books, chapters, and

dissertations

When to use?

Use when starting or updating a search, or

when looking forthe most recent

information

Use when looking for broadest possible

coverage as it contains materials not found in

PubMed

Use when seekingsystematic reviews or

meta-analyses

Use when looking for high-impact/frequently cited sources or when

seeking conference proceedings

Use when focusing on nursing or direct

patient care topics

Use when focusing on the psychological

aspects of disease or patient care

Update Frequency Daily Daily Quarterly Weekly Monthly Weekly

Primary Strength

Large number ofarticles, including

thousands of abstracts ahead of publication

date

Breadth of coverage

Rigorous standards applied to achieve high

quality of systematic reviews and meta-

analyses

Citation analysis tools In-depth coverage of nursing-related topics

In-depth coverage of psychological aspects

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SCOPUS indexes more than 19,500 titles: 18,500 peer-reviewed journals (including 1,800 Open

Access journals) 400 trade publications 340 book series 4.9 million conference proceedings

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Cited Reference Searching• Cited references available in SCOPUS & Web of Science• Sort by the most highly-cited articles for your search

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Organizing CitationsA citation management program will:• Organize your citations and may organize your PDFs• Works well with Microsoft Word• Formats your paper and references into the style required by the journal

Citation Management Programs• EndNote• RefWorks• Mendeley (free)• Reference Manager• Zoho (free)• ProCite

EndNote Basics ClassesJuly 10, 10-11:30am, SCRB4 1st FloorAugust 15, 1-2:30pm, FCT 21.6008*classes fill quickly, register in the Education Center

Questions: http://libanswers.mdanderson.org/index.php

Literature SearchesLibrarians and expert searchers will provide search consultations and complete literature searches. Email your search question to RML-Help@mdanderson.org

Departmental SessionsA librarian will meet with your team or department to provide orientations or in-depth instruction on a variety of topics including publication metrics, searching, or using your iPad to access literature. Contact Education Coordinator April Aultman Becker, avaultman@mdanderson.org, to schedule a session.

Document Delivery - ILLIADArticles that are not available full text online will be provided by the Research Medical Library either by scanning from our print collection or obtaining from another library. Other materials such as books and dissertations may be requested. To use ILLIAD, visit: http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/services/ill.html

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