These recommended resources will help you to critically evaluate the journal articles you are reading.
YouTube series from Cochrane on how to critically appraise different studies using the CASP Checklist:
These are checklists you can use to carry out a critical appraisal.
They are free to download at the following links. Remember to select a tool that is appropriate for the study design!
Peer review, or refereeing, is the process by which a journal article manuscript undergoes critical evaluation from 2-3 other experts (working in the same field as the original researcher) before the journal editor makes a decision on whether to publish that article.
You can find out more about peer review from the links below.
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Pre-print is a version of an article's manuscript published online before peer-review. Common servers where you can find pre-print publications are the 'rXiv' archive, such as MedRXiv and PsychRxiv. Remember: 1. As they have not been peer-reviewed, they might present flaws or bias that would not be accepted in a journal. 2. You will need to reference them as pre-publication, following the correct template on Citethemrightonline.com. |
