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Environmental and Occupational Health: Research Support

Understanding a Study

Understanding a Study

The Study Design 101 is design to help you understand the different kinds of studies and each studies strengths and weaknesses.

Is it Peer-Reviewed?

A peer reviewed journal is one in which articles are submitted to researchers who are experts in the field, and its content and references are evaluated for accuracy before they are published.

Peer reviewed journals will have the following:

  • Abstract at the beginning of the article
  • Author(s) identity and affiliation
  • References at the end of the article

Types of Research Articles

Web site: Look at the URL

Before using a website, look at the URL (web address) to identify the producer of the website and its purpose.

Look at the last final syllable in the domain name to evaluate who produced the site:

.gov = Government agency

.net = Internet Service Provider

.com = Commercial site

.edu = Higher education

.mil= Military site

.~ = ("tilde") Personal

.org = Organization