LibGuides: Evaluating Sources: Science Information

Rating Science Journals

American Council on Science and Health Infographic: The Best And Worst Science News Sites

Click on this link to see the updated chart: Ad Fontes Media Chart

Predatory Science Journals

Beall's List
Extensive list of predatory journals

Video introduces the world of so-called predatory or otherwise questionable scientific publishers, and considers the reasons that authors publish in them anyway. From University of Washington course on evaluating information.

Journal Evaluation

https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/librarian_pubs/40/

Authors: Shilpa Rele Loyola Marymount University, Marie Kennedy Loyola Marymount University, Nataly Blas Loyola Marymount University,

Web of Science Master Journal List
Enter the name of your journal into this list. If your journal is there, you have a better chance of credibility.
The Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ)
Check to see if the journal you want to use is here. This site will provide more information about journals.
Think, Check, Submit
Before submitting articles to any journal, go through the checklist provided here.

Tools for Fact Checking Scientific Information

FactCheck.org: SciCheck
FactCheck.org’s SciCheck feature focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy.
Ask a Question: SciCheck
See http://www.factcheck.org/askscicheck/ to ask your own question.
“I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE...” Making sense of science stories
This guide explains how scientists present and judge research and the questions
you can ask when presented with scientific and medical information.
Making Sense of Science Stories V.2
This booklet explains how scientists present and judge research using the peer review process, and how the public can make sense of science stories.
Six factors affecting reproducibility in life science research and how to handle them (Nature article)
Scientific advancement depends on a strong foundation of data credibility. However, scientific findings in biomedical research are not always reproducible. These are the organizations that are promoting best practices and helping researchers perform the highest-quality science.

How to Read a Scientific Paper

How to (Seriously) Read a Scientific Paper
By Elisabeth PainMar. 21, 2016 , Science Magazine.
Bias in Science Article
Prominent article in PubMed that was written to try and refute an association between passive smoking and cancer.
British Medical Journal Article
Article from the BMJ addressing the background of the PubMed article above.
Lesson plans/practice template for dealing with scientific conflicting points of view
A very simple example about bovine tb and the mass culling of badgers.