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Pharmacology & Pharmacy2021

Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity (opens in a new tab)

Authors: John P. H. Wilding et al.

Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Article type
Randomised trial

DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa2032183 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How a trial presents its eligibility criteria, treatment groups, endpoints and safety reporting.

Environmental Science2025

A foundation model for the Earth system (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Cristian Bodnar et al.

Journal
Nature
Publisher
Springer Nature
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.1038/s41586-025-09005-y (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Explore how an Earth-system forecasting study presents its model, evaluation and supporting methods.

Business Management2024

Hybrid working from home improves retention without damaging performance (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Nicholas Bloom, Ruobing Han & James Liang

Journal
Nature
Publisher
Springer Nature
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.1038/s41586-024-07500-2 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Examine the reporting of a workplace experiment, including the study design, outcome measures and limits of interpretation.

Biological Science2021

Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold (opens in a new tab)

Authors: John Jumper et al.

Journal
Nature
Publisher
Springer Nature
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

See how a computational biology paper connects a technical method with benchmarks and research findings.

Advertising & Marketing2024

Less is more: Engagement with the content of social media influencers (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Jesse Pieter van der Harst & Spyros Angelopoulos

Journal
Journal of Business Research
Publisher
Elsevier
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114746 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How a marketing study defines engagement and connects content characteristics with audience behaviour.

Finance & Accounting2011

Financial literacy and retirement planning in the United States (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Annamaria Lusardi & Olivia S. Mitchell

Journal
Journal of Pension Economics & Finance
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.1017/S147474721100045X (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How survey measures, demographic differences and model choices shape a financial-literacy study.

Education2014

Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Scott Freeman et al.

Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences
Article type
Meta-analysis

DOI 10.1073/pnas.1319030111 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How an education meta-analysis defines interventions, combines outcomes and explores differences between studies.

Design & Art2016

Aesthetic Emotions Across Arts: A Comparison Between Painting and Music (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Andrei C. Miu, Simina Pițur & Aurora Szentágotai-Tătar

Journal
Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher
Frontiers
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01951 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How a cross-art comparison defines aesthetic emotions and uses participant reports to explore them.

Engineering2017

Low-Coherence Interferometric Fiber-Optic Sensors with Potential Applications as Biosensors (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Marzena Hirsch et al.

Journal
Sensors
Publisher
MDPI
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.3390/s17020261 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

The description of an optical sensing system, its experimental setup and potential biological applications.

Physics & Mathematics2016

Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger (opens in a new tab)

Authors: B. P. Abbott et al. (LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration)

Journal
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society
Article type
Research letter

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

The connection between an observed signal, physical modelling and quantified uncertainty.

Chemistry2012

Chemical treatment technologies for waste-water recycling—an overview (opens in a new tab)

Authors: V. K. Gupta et al.

Journal
RSC Advances
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Article type
Review article

DOI 10.1039/C2RA20340E (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How a technical overview organises treatment approaches and compares their practical constraints.

Marine Science & Earth2014

Plastic Pollution in the World’s Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Marcus Eriksen et al.

Journal
PLOS ONE
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0111913 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How field observations and modelling are combined to estimate an environmental problem at global scale.

Legal & Law2017

Why a Right to Explanation of Automated Decision-Making Does Not Exist in the General Data Protection Regulation (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Sandra Wachter, Brent Mittelstadt & Luciano Floridi

Journal
International Data Privacy Law
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Article type
Legal scholarship

DOI 10.1093/idpl/ipx005 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How a legal argument distinguishes provisions, interpretation and policy. Read this dated contribution alongside later developments.

Political Science2018

The spread of true and false news online (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Soroush Vosoughi, Deb Roy & Sinan Aral

Journal
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Article type
Research report

DOI 10.1126/science.aap9559 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How information diffusion is measured and how topic categories support a comparison of news-sharing patterns.

History2022

The source of the Black Death in fourteenth-century central Eurasia (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Maria A. Spyrou et al.

Journal
Nature
Publisher
Springer Nature
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.1038/s41586-022-04800-3 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How archaeological context, historical records and ancient DNA evidence contribute to a shared argument.

Philosophy2016

The ethics of algorithms: Mapping the debate (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Brent Daniel Mittelstadt et al.

Journal
Big Data & Society
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Article type
Research article

DOI 10.1177/2053951716679679 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How a conceptual framework groups ethical questions and identifies areas for further investigation.

Health Sciences2021

The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Matthew J. Page et al.

Journal
PLOS Medicine
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Reporting guideline

DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003583 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Consult the reporting checklist and flow diagrams when preparing a systematic review. Use the version required by your target journal.

IT & Computer Science2016

The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Mark D. Wilkinson et al.

Journal
Scientific Data
Publisher
Springer Nature
Article type
Comment

DOI 10.1038/sdata.2016.18 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Read the principles behind findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable research data, then consider how they apply to your data-sharing plan.

Publishing & Media Studies2013

Ten Simple Rules for Writing a Literature Review (opens in a new tab)

Author: Marco Pautasso

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Writing guidance

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003149 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

A practical reference for defining a review topic, searching the literature and developing a critical synthesis.

Research Methods2006

Ten Simple Rules for Reviewers (opens in a new tab)

Author: Philip E. Bourne, Alon Korngreen

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Author guidance

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0020110 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Compare the guidance with your review process: separate major methodological concerns from suggestions about presentation.

Research Methods2017

Ten simple rules for structuring papers (opens in a new tab)

Author: Brett Mensh, Konrad Kording

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Author guidance

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005619 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Review the sequence of your argument, from the research question to the evidence supporting your conclusion.

Research Methods2005

Ten Simple Rules for Getting Published (opens in a new tab)

Author: Philip E. Bourne

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Author guidance

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0010057 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Use this article as a starting point for thinking through manuscript preparation and the publication process.

Research Methods2014

Ten Simple Rules for Better Figures (opens in a new tab)

Author: Nicolas P. Rougier, Michael Droettboom, Philip E. Bourne

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Author guidance

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003833 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Audit whether each figure communicates one clear message, with readable labels and an informative caption.

Research Methods2018

Ten simple rules for responsible referencing (opens in a new tab)

Author: Bart Penders

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Author guidance

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006036 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Check whether each citation supports the statement beside it and whether you have consulted the original source.

Research Methods2014

Ten Simple Rules for Writing Research Papers (opens in a new tab)

Author: Weixiong Zhang

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Author guidance

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003453 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Compare your draft with this writing guidance, focusing on clarity of argument and the purpose of each section.

Research Methods2016

Ten Simple Rules for Effective Statistical Practice (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Robert E. Kass et al.

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Author guidance

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004961 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Discuss the analysis plan and reporting choices with a qualified statistician before interpreting your results.

Research Methods2013

Ten Simple Rules for Reproducible Computational Research (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Geir Kjetil Sandve et al.

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Article type
Author guidance

DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003285 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

Check whether another researcher could follow your computational workflow using the information you provide.

Surgery & Medical2009

A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population (opens in a new tab)

Authors: Alex B. Haynes et al.

Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Article type
Clinical research

DOI 10.1056/NEJMsa0810119 (opens in a new tab)

What to look for in this paper

How a multicentre intervention defines patient outcomes and reports differences between study periods.

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Useful answers about accepted papers, journal metrics and this reading collection.

What does the Journal Impact Factor mean?

The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation metric, not a rating of an individual paper. A dated value refers to the stated metric year, which may differ from the paper’s publication year. The source link lets you check the publisher’s record. Where a year is not specified, the value is labelled publisher-reported; where a number could not be verified, the card links to the metric source without giving a number.

How is an accepted paper different from a published paper?

An accepted paper has received a journal acceptance decision and may still be awaiting production. A published paper has a public journal record. The items in this collection are published works; a preprint alone does not establish journal acceptance.

Does inclusion mean that a journal is currently indexed in Scopus?

No. Check the exact journal title, ISSN and coverage years in Scopus Sources. A DOI, an Impact Factor or a publisher’s name alone does not establish current Scopus coverage.

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