Has learned a lot today regarding peer-reviewed papers. It definitely would be upsetting is your paper was rejected and never published. But generally, there is a reason for the rejection, such as research that isn't very accurate.
Agreed, I knew what a peer review was but never in this much detail. This will definitely benefit me in research, assignments and maybe even publishing my own paper some day. Thanks Pam!
Great presentation by Pam. A lot of information of peer reviewed articles, where to look for journals and what to look for in articles to make sure it's legitimate. I now know that Google Scholar, Pubmed, and U of A Libraries are good sources when looking for journals. This presentation is sure to help me in the new project for my ALES 204 lab when finding journals
Pam's lecture was very helpful! The assignment in lab will be much easier now that a few things about peer-reviewed science articles and searching for legitimate articles have been cleared up. I have always had trouble with searching for articles so I will hopefully learn quickly because it seems like a really great resource! Writing these articles seems really stressful and I have much more appreciation for the authors now! Thanks Pam, valuable lecture!
very useful and so much useful information abt science articles.. learned so much from this weeks classes... always wanted to know more abt this topic... The Ta`s (Pam and kaustauv) did an Excellent job in convey the message through their interesting and knowledgeable presentation.. Keep up the good job!!! wagma
Pam did a great review for scientific articles. I think this was a really important lecture because of the assignment we got in lab. Knowing what a review, peer view is important because it'll help me find an article..not a review. Also, by focusing on the main author of the article can help you find more articles from that person. I never knew the difference between different journals, it's sometimes difficult what is reliable. I definitely learned a lot! I like that Pam mentioned open access because that's what I'm doing my project on. Very interesting. Currently I believe oam is good because everyone should have access to info and research...it'll be interesting to see how y Opinion changes once I've done more research.
This lecture was great! It's very important to be able to find articles that are trustworthy and legitimate. In university class assignments most profs do not accept anything less than peer reviewed articles so it is very helpful for us to know how to find these easily. Also, this skill will be very helpful for our careers after we graduate. Its not always easy to tell the difference between peer reviewed articles and untrustworthy ones. Thanks Pam!
Got clear points from Pam. I mean, she used a clear way to show us what is a peer review.For instance, she used specific articles to show us her points instead of just "talk". I just have an assignment on my English class about peer review and I learned it on Pam's speech. It was helpful.What's more, when it comes to the differences between peer review and others. She put picture of some journals rather than the names of the journals. Good lecture.
Thank you Pam! Your lecture today will definitely help me out with my courses in the future. I agree with Emily Shand that it's not always easy to tell the difference between peer reviewed articles and untrustworthy ones.
Pam's lecture was extremely helpful to me not only for future reference but for current aid in our Scientific Journal Article assignment! I was a little unsure on how and where to search for legitimate journals but this really clears things up for me. Pam taught the class/ "unknowing audience" in a very clear and concise manner. Thanks Pam I look forward to using this new knowledge in my assignment! Best of luck on your scientific journal article publication! I think teaching others is a good way of self learning and rienforcement, and you are definitely very knowledgable. :)
I'm glad too that Pam mentioned open access in this lecture. I still have to do my research on it and while it seemed like a really good idea with no flaws in it at first, I'm now starting to think about all the people involved in this process and how open access may or may not affect their important contribution, motivation, and compensation. The editor's role in particular seems more central to producing a highly credible and widely read journal than I thought and I'm wondering how the concept of open access addresses this issue. Great lecture Pam, thanks!
Now this is a presentation that you did not want to miss! Pam did a great job giving tips on making scientific journals and how to properly edit them. The presentation was clear and concise. Great tips on how to pick out legitimate journals, and the information she gave will be very helpful in my future. Thank you Pam for coming to our class!
The Peer Review process is more exhausting than I'd previously realized. I can certainly see its value though in separating out the wheat from the chaff of research. I think in the increasingly fast-paced and scientifically advancing world of today, this process is more critical than ever before in history.
I learned a lot today about scientific journals and the peer review process from Pam. Pam touched on many things that will help me in writing my paper. I am definitely one of those undergrads who dreads writing research papers. A little help on how to find reliable journal articles goes a long way. Thanks Pam!
Pam gave helpful insight on finding peer reviewed articles and what it's like to have your own peer reviewed article published. Being able to find good peer reviewed articles will be helpful when it comes to doing out scientific journal article assignment!
I thought today's lecture was just be on the old information that I already know; however, it tured out awesome! Pam did a great job teaching us many useful tips on how to review an scientific articles. She also taught us how to distinguish the differences between a peer review, a review, and popular press so we won't use the wrong resources for our study in the future. Thank you Pam.
Pam did a great job on the presentation about science articles! I would be very intimidated if I was an author trying to get my piece published! Lots of good information about reviews, popular press, etc. Thanks for all the useful info!
Even if I don't enjoy searching through and reading them, Pam's lecture today made me appreciate all the effort that goes into the scientific peer-reviewed journals we see everyday in our university databases.
I never knew everything that went into a scholarly article, Pams lecture was very informative! I know what to look for and where to search for the peer reviewed articles that we will be needing in order to do our assignment.
Peer review sounds like a huge effort. Finding out all the effort that goes into a scholarly article makes me appreciate how much goes into making journals valid and informative.
Pam's presentation made me realize all of the effort that goes into publishing a peer reviewed paper. I never realized that the review process is so intensive! I now know what to look for to make sure that an article is peer reviewed. The resources and databases that Pam showed the class will help me in future projects!
Helpful lecture presented by Pam. I never know the article in the database have gone though so many processes in order to be published. And I learned how and what steps we need to do so that we can construct a good paper. Besides, I also got infos about where to find resources for my article
Great presentation by Pam! Definitely cleared things up between a peer review articles, review articles, and popular press. It will definitely help me with future assignments!
Really appreciated Pam's lecture on peer review articles, I definitely feel like I have a better understanding of what they are now. I've never really considered the exhausting processes that a peer reviewed article must undergo before Friday's class. Thank you Pam!
Pam did a great job both explaining how the peer editing process works and how to recognize a paper that has been peer edited. I never realized how much work goes into the articles I take for granted when doing research! It must feel like a major accomplishment to be published after going through that process. Hopefully I'll know the feeling one day!
thanks for the presentation and i loved the cartoon!! lol you were very thorough and thats going to help alot of people out there so again thanks for the presentation :)
I never realized how much work it takes to get a journal peer reviewed and published. I also learned that the authors aren't allowed to know the identities of the critical evaluators. Makes sense though.
Pam did a fabulous presentation! Most of the classes I've taken (even 4th year) always seem to explain, what is peer reviewed articles? It's taken me a while but I've finally gotten a grasp on the difference between peer reviewed, popular press and review articles - all are valuable sources! I must say, it would of been nice to of had this lecture a few years ago! Over the years I've developed an appreciation for those who do research. A lot of work is involved, but in the end it's worth it, right?
Thank you Pam's presentation! I learned a lots from the presentation. I think it helps a lot on my future such as my Scientific journal Article assignment!
Fridays presentation was filled with a lot of information, all good! It will for sure help us all on our research project due in the near future. It was made clear how to write a proper article and showed the difference between other styles of writing. It's a lot of work but in the end it will pay off!
Not only do peer reviewed articles show you that the publisher thought that the paper was valid, but it gives us as readers confidence that a representative group of experts in the field support its validity. I found that the most helpful part of the presentation was on how to find peer reviewed articles, this process will definitely be a lot easier now.
Pam's lecture was really helpful, and I will be able to apply what I learned in other classes. Great to know what specifically makes a peer reviewed article and the process that goes into having one published. I liked how she had specific articles as examples that really highlighted her points.
Very helpful in with how to read, analyze and find scientific article. Pam portrayed what to look for in terms of finding peer reviewed scientific article. It will be much easier to find a peer reviewed article rather than popular press. pam gave some great insight on how to summit articles in the future and what journals are appropriate for specific topics.
I liked how Pam's presentation de-mystified the publishing process. It really makes everything come into the 'big picture'. Open access research is really becoming the 'trend' nowadays. This is especially true because of the new copyright laws that have been implemented in Canada. I love reading journal articles on frontiersin.org. I have been following their webpage since they opened! I think that it is important to be able to identify reliable sources of information when you do your research. Just recently, I came across this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-robert-a-kornfeld/medical-myths_b_1015752.html I think it really drives home the point that we, as well-educated members of society need be very wary of self-professed "experts". What do you think, Jess?
Found this lecture very informative. Instead of reading many scientific articles on the same topic, why not find a peer reviewed article that summarizes researchers' findings? Plus you can trust resources used to write those articles because experts and editors carefully review them before they become published. If an article does not make the cut, then that means it's not even worth reading. Less work for us readers :D
Great to know the differences between peer-reviewed and popular press. I am just working on my science article assignment and went through Pam's slides again for supplementary information on the subject. Now I can really appreciate the quality of the paper I am studying. I know it has gone through careful scrutiny before I use it as a resource.
This was such a great lecture to have had the opportunity to listen in on. Pam did a wonderful job of clearly explaining the in's and out's of the peer review process with respect to science journalism. I had no idea it was so complex, time-consuming, and involved. It opened my eyes to the fact that some people might spend their entire lives trying to get one article published, which means that if you are reading peer-reviewed content online or the U of A Libraries website, the material is trustworthy and of good quality. Conversely, it means you need to be wary of other content online (not peer-reviewed) because anyone, with any qualifications, can put it there and present it as fact. One more tool I now have to feel confident about what I'm viewing, posting, and sharing online. Thanks, Pam!
Thank you Pam. You are my TA, so it was cool to have your presentation. You mentioned a lot of this stuff in lab, but the presentation on Friday plus the access of it on here really forces it to stick. Thanks!
Thank you Pam for the presentation last week! Interesting to learn about the peer review process, I think this information will be quite useful for all of us who end up wanting to publish our work. It's good to know a bit about it ahead of time!
Nice presentation! It help me clarity two things. First, what is the process of peer review paper. It need to provide scientific based study, and be reviewed by expertise in related field before publishing. It is a time-consuming process and we should appreciate their work when we read the peer review paper. Second, the lecture help me clarify the difference among peer review paper, review paper and popular press. It will help me be more confidence about searching and citing the articles for my future assignment.
Great presentation on reviewing scientific articles! Interesting to learn about the process of getting your article peer-reviewed. It seems like a very hard and lengthy process. It must be such an accomplishment to get your article peer reviewed. I also thought it was very informative when she taught us the difference between peer review and popular press. There are many different ways to access peer reviewed articles which will come in handy in future assignments.
I loved Pam's lecture! It gave me a direction to go with my science article assignment. When trying to find reliable science articles it can be tough. Pam explained in our lab (she's my lab TA) about what a peer review article was..so it was a nice refresher. I thought it was interesting that she talked about popular press articles..because most of the articles I read are popular press like in 'discovery' magazine. I've begun my search for my science articles..and it was a good thing that Pam mentioned how time consuming it can be to get a science article..this is one assignment I don't want to procrastinated on!
I have always been confused by the concept "peer-review", really. How can you know whether an article is peer-reviewed? Well, Obi (my TA) says if an article is published on a journal or on-line journal, it should be peer-reviewed. But how about other articles that is not on a journal?
Interesting presentation so far by Pam!! Learning lots about peer-reviewed papers! Thanks Pam!
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Has learned a lot today regarding peer-reviewed papers. It definitely would be upsetting is your paper was rejected and never published. But generally, there is a reason for the rejection, such as research that isn't very accurate.
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ReplyDeleteAgreed, I knew what a peer review was but never in this much detail. This will definitely benefit me in research, assignments and maybe even publishing my own paper some day. Thanks Pam!
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation by Pam. A lot of information of peer reviewed articles, where to look for journals and what to look for in articles to make sure it's legitimate. I now know that Google Scholar, Pubmed, and U of A Libraries are good sources when looking for journals. This presentation is sure to help me in the new project for my ALES 204 lab when finding journals
ReplyDeletePam's lecture was very helpful! The assignment in lab will be much easier now that a few things about peer-reviewed science articles and searching for legitimate articles have been cleared up. I have always had trouble with searching for articles so I will hopefully learn quickly because it seems like a really great resource! Writing these articles seems really stressful and I have much more appreciation for the authors now! Thanks Pam, valuable lecture!
ReplyDeletePeer review sounds like a scary process, but I can imagine how good it would feel to be published. A very proud moment I'm sure.
ReplyDeletevery useful and so much useful information abt science articles.. learned so much from this weeks classes... always wanted to know more abt this topic... The Ta`s (Pam and kaustauv) did an Excellent job in convey the message through their interesting and knowledgeable presentation..
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Pam did a great review for scientific articles. I think this was a really important lecture because of the assignment we got in lab. Knowing what a review, peer view is important because it'll help me find an article..not a review. Also, by focusing on the main author of the article can help you find more articles from that person. I never knew the difference between different journals, it's sometimes difficult what is reliable. I definitely learned a lot! I like that Pam mentioned open access because that's what I'm doing my project on. Very interesting. Currently I believe oam is good because everyone should have access to info and research...it'll be interesting to see how y
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This lecture was great! It's very important to be able to find articles that are trustworthy and legitimate. In university class assignments most profs do not accept anything less than peer reviewed articles so it is very helpful for us to know how to find these easily. Also, this skill will be very helpful for our careers after we graduate. Its not always easy to tell the difference between peer reviewed articles and untrustworthy ones. Thanks Pam!
ReplyDeleteGot clear points from Pam. I mean, she used a clear way to show us what is a peer review.For instance, she used specific articles to show us her points instead of just "talk". I just have an assignment on my English class about peer review and I learned it on Pam's speech. It was helpful.What's more, when it comes to the differences between peer review and others. She put picture of some journals rather than the names of the journals.
ReplyDeleteGood lecture.
Thank you Pam! Your lecture today will definitely help me out with my courses in the future. I agree with Emily Shand that it's not always easy to tell the difference between peer reviewed articles and untrustworthy ones.
ReplyDeletePam's lecture was extremely helpful to me not only for future reference but for current aid in our Scientific Journal Article assignment! I was a little unsure on how and where to search for legitimate journals but this really clears things up for me. Pam taught the class/ "unknowing audience" in a very clear and concise manner. Thanks Pam I look forward to using this new knowledge in my assignment! Best of luck on your scientific journal article publication! I think teaching others is a good way of self learning and rienforcement, and you are definitely very knowledgable. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad too that Pam mentioned open access in this lecture. I still have to do my research on it and while it seemed like a really good idea with no flaws in it at first, I'm now starting to think about all the people involved in this process and how open access may or may not affect their important contribution, motivation, and compensation. The editor's role in particular seems more central to producing a highly credible and widely read journal than I thought and I'm wondering how the concept of open access addresses this issue. Great lecture Pam, thanks!
ReplyDeleteNow this is a presentation that you did not want to miss! Pam did a great job giving tips on making scientific journals and how to properly edit them. The presentation was clear and concise. Great tips on how to pick out legitimate journals, and the information she gave will be very helpful in my future. Thank you Pam for coming to our class!
ReplyDeleteThe Peer Review process is more exhausting than I'd previously realized. I can certainly see its value though in separating out the wheat from the chaff of research. I think in the increasingly fast-paced and scientifically advancing world of today, this process is more critical than ever before in history.
ReplyDeleteI learned a lot today about scientific journals and the peer review process from Pam. Pam touched on many things that will help me in writing my paper. I am definitely one of those undergrads who dreads writing research papers. A little help on how to find reliable journal articles goes a long way. Thanks Pam!
ReplyDeletePam gave helpful insight on finding peer reviewed articles and what it's like to have your own peer reviewed article published. Being able to find good peer reviewed articles will be helpful when it comes to doing out scientific journal article assignment!
ReplyDeleteI thought today's lecture was just be on the old information that I already know; however, it tured out awesome! Pam did a great job teaching us many useful tips on how to review an scientific articles. She also taught us how to distinguish the differences between a peer review, a review, and popular press so we won't use the wrong resources for our study in the future. Thank you Pam.
ReplyDeletePam did a great job on the presentation about science articles! I would be very intimidated if I was an author trying to get my piece published! Lots of good information about reviews, popular press, etc. Thanks for all the useful info!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize there was so much to consider in terms of peer reviewed articles! Interesting lecture.
ReplyDeletePam did a great job on the lecture today, there is a lot of steps and factors to consider when publishing a paper!
ReplyDeleteEven if I don't enjoy searching through and reading them, Pam's lecture today made me appreciate all the effort that goes into the scientific peer-reviewed journals we see everyday in our university databases.
ReplyDeleteI never knew everything that went into a scholarly article, Pams lecture was very informative! I know what to look for and where to search for the peer reviewed articles that we will be needing in order to do our assignment.
ReplyDeletePeer review sounds like a huge effort. Finding out all the effort that goes into a scholarly article makes me appreciate how much goes into making journals valid and informative.
ReplyDeletePam's presentation made me realize all of the effort that goes into publishing a peer reviewed paper. I never realized that the review process is so intensive! I now know what to look for to make sure that an article is peer reviewed. The resources and databases that Pam showed the class will help me in future projects!
ReplyDeleteHelpful lecture presented by Pam. I never know the article in the database have gone though so many processes in order to be published. And I learned how and what steps we need to do so that we can construct a good paper. Besides, I also got infos about where to find resources for my article
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation by Pam! Definitely cleared things up between a peer review articles, review articles, and popular press. It will definitely help me with future assignments!
ReplyDeleteReally appreciated Pam's lecture on peer review articles, I definitely feel like I have a better understanding of what they are now. I've never really considered the exhausting processes that a peer reviewed article must undergo before Friday's class. Thank you Pam!
ReplyDeletePam did a great job both explaining how the peer editing process works and how to recognize a paper that has been peer edited. I never realized how much work goes into the articles I take for granted when doing research! It must feel like a major accomplishment to be published after going through that process. Hopefully I'll know the feeling one day!
ReplyDeletethanks for the presentation and i loved the cartoon!! lol you were very thorough and thats going to help alot of people out there so again thanks for the presentation :)
ReplyDeleteI never realized how much work it takes to get a journal peer reviewed and published. I also learned that the authors aren't allowed to know the identities of the critical evaluators. Makes sense though.
ReplyDeletePam did a fabulous presentation! Most of the classes I've taken (even 4th year) always seem to explain, what is peer reviewed articles? It's taken me a while but I've finally gotten a grasp on the difference between peer reviewed, popular press and review articles - all are valuable sources! I must say, it would of been nice to of had this lecture a few years ago! Over the years I've developed an appreciation for those who do research. A lot of work is involved, but in the end it's worth it, right?
ReplyDeleteThank you Pam's presentation! I learned a lots from the presentation. I think it helps a lot on my future such as my Scientific journal Article assignment!
ReplyDeleteFridays presentation was filled with a lot of information, all good! It will for sure help us all on our research project due in the near future. It was made clear how to write a proper article and showed the difference between other styles of writing. It's a lot of work but in the end it will pay off!
ReplyDeleteNot only do peer reviewed articles show you that the publisher thought that the paper was valid, but it gives us as readers confidence that a representative group of experts in the field support its validity.
ReplyDeleteI found that the most helpful part of the presentation was on how to find peer reviewed articles, this process will definitely be a lot easier now.
Pam's lecture was really helpful, and I will be able to apply what I learned in other classes. Great to know what specifically makes a peer reviewed article and the process that goes into having one published. I liked how she had specific articles as examples that really highlighted her points.
ReplyDeleteVery helpful in with how to read, analyze and find scientific article. Pam portrayed what to look for in terms of finding peer reviewed scientific article. It will be much easier to find a peer reviewed article rather than popular press. pam gave some great insight on how to summit articles in the future and what journals are appropriate for specific topics.
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ReplyDeleteI liked how Pam's presentation de-mystified the publishing process. It really makes everything come into the 'big picture'. Open access research is really becoming the 'trend' nowadays. This is especially true because of the new copyright laws that have been implemented in Canada. I love reading journal articles on frontiersin.org. I have been following their webpage since they opened! I think that it is important to be able to identify reliable sources of information when you do your research. Just recently, I came across this article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-robert-a-kornfeld/medical-myths_b_1015752.html I think it really drives home the point that we, as well-educated members of society need be very wary of self-professed "experts". What do you think, Jess?
Found this lecture very informative. Instead of reading many scientific articles on the same topic, why not find a peer reviewed article that summarizes researchers' findings? Plus you can trust resources used to write those articles because experts and editors carefully review them before they become published. If an article does not make the cut, then that means it's not even worth reading. Less work for us readers :D
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Great to know the differences between peer-reviewed and popular press. I am just working on my science article assignment and went through Pam's slides again for supplementary information on the subject.
ReplyDeleteNow I can really appreciate the quality of the paper I am studying. I know it has gone through careful scrutiny before I use it as a resource.
This was such a great lecture to have had the opportunity to listen in on. Pam did a wonderful job of clearly explaining the in's and out's of the peer review process with respect to science journalism. I had no idea it was so complex, time-consuming, and involved. It opened my eyes to the fact that some people might spend their entire lives trying to get one article published, which means that if you are reading peer-reviewed content online or the U of A Libraries website, the material is trustworthy and of good quality. Conversely, it means you need to be wary of other content online (not peer-reviewed) because anyone, with any qualifications, can put it there and present it as fact. One more tool I now have to feel confident about what I'm viewing, posting, and sharing online. Thanks, Pam!
ReplyDeleteThank you Pam. You are my TA, so it was cool to have your presentation. You mentioned a lot of this stuff in lab, but the presentation on Friday plus the access of it on here really forces it to stick. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank you Pam for the presentation last week! Interesting to learn about the peer review process, I think this information will be quite useful for all of us who end up wanting to publish our work. It's good to know a bit about it ahead of time!
ReplyDeleteNice presentation! It help me clarity two things. First, what is the process of peer review paper. It need to provide scientific based study, and be reviewed by expertise in related field before publishing. It is a time-consuming process and we should appreciate their work when we read the peer review paper. Second, the lecture help me clarify the difference among peer review paper, review paper and popular press. It will help me be more confidence about searching and citing the articles for my future assignment.
ReplyDeleteGreat presentation on reviewing scientific articles! Interesting to learn about the process of getting your article peer-reviewed. It seems like a very hard and lengthy process. It must be such an accomplishment to get your article peer reviewed. I also thought it was very informative when she taught us the difference between peer review and popular press. There are many different ways to access peer reviewed articles which will come in handy in future assignments.
ReplyDeleteI loved Pam's lecture! It gave me a direction to go with my science article assignment. When trying to find reliable science articles it can be tough. Pam explained in our lab (she's my lab TA) about what a peer review article was..so it was a nice refresher. I thought it was interesting that she talked about popular press articles..because most of the articles I read are popular press like in 'discovery' magazine. I've begun my search for my science articles..and it was a good thing that Pam mentioned how time consuming it can be to get a science article..this is one assignment I don't want to procrastinated on!
ReplyDeleteI have always been confused by the concept "peer-review", really. How can you know whether an article is peer-reviewed? Well, Obi (my TA) says if an article is published on a journal or on-line journal, it should be peer-reviewed. But how about other articles that is not on a journal?
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