Pediatric Grand Rounds

Predatory journals: How to avoid becoming prey to illegitimate biomedical publishers
Wednesday, 17 February 2016 - 8:30 am to 9:30 am
Location
Where: 
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), 401 Smyth Road (map)
Room number: 
W1306
Registration
Registration required: 
No
Cost to attend: 
Free of charge
  • This event is offered only in English.
Event type: 
Lectures & conferences, Lecture/talk
Event language: 
English and French
Intended audience: 
Students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Professors, Staff

Title:
Predatory journals: How to avoid becoming prey to illegitimate biomedical publishers                            

Presenter:
Dr. Kelly Cobey
Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Methods Centre, TOH Research Institute 

Objectives:Through attending this session participants will be able to:

  •  Define and describe predatory journals and publishers
  •  Understand why predatory journals and publishers are problematic for biomedicine
  •  Learn to identify predatory journals
  •  Discuss responsible authorship