CH 2 Key terms

the words used in a database search for relating key terms. AND, OR, and NOT

an organized collection of data. In the case of EBP, a bibliographic citation database is a compilation of articles, books and book chapters

importance of a journal based on the average number of times articles in that journal are cited in other articles

the organization that rviews and approves the ethical practices associated with animal research

the organization that reviews and approves the ethical practices of research studies that use human participants

an appraisal process that uses experts in the field to determine whether an article should be published in a scientific journal

journals that are primarily concerned with making a profit and take advantage of faculty under pressure to publish by requirinfg a fee in exchange for a quick acceptance to publication time

research studies and professional and governmental reports that are based on original research or data collection

the tendency of scientific journals to publish positive findings and reject negative findings

documents or publications that interpret or summarize a primary source

magazines typically written by paid staff within an organization that do not undergo a peer review process