Suggestions to improve articles published in professional journals: Reply to Boor.

The manifest purpose of professional journals is to share important knowledge. Increasing revelations of flaws in the peer-reviewed literature shows that this purpose is often not honored and that inflated claims of knowledge as well as other concerns such as misrepresentations of disliked or misunderstood views are rife. In this article, avoidable misunderstandings of science and evidence-based practice (EBP) in publications in the British Journal of Social Work 2005–2016 are described as well as strategies used to forward misinformation. Such discourse misinforms rather than informs readers and decreases opportunities to accurately inform social workers about possibilities to help clients and to avoid harming them and to involve clients as informed participants. Those writing about avoidable ignorance highlight how it is used strategically, perhaps to neutralize what is viewed as dangerous knowledge—the process of EBP and science generally, which may threaten the status quo.

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In Other Professional Journals

Modern Language Journal ◽

10.1111/j.0026-7902.1999.00021.x ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 83 (2) ◽

pp. 261-270

Author(s):

Maryann Weber ◽

Christine M. Campbell

Keyword(s):

Professional Journals

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Internet Connections for Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases

Journal of Pharmacy Practice ◽

10.1177/089719009901200410 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 368-369

Author(s):

Bruce C. Carlstedt

Keyword(s):

Rheumatic Diseases ◽

Web Sites ◽

Professional Associations ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

The Internet ◽

Amount Of Information ◽

Professional Journals ◽

Internet Connections

Access to the Internet provides us with an incredible amount of information about the rheumatic diseases. There are numerous arthritis organizations, professional associations, educational institutions, research and professional journals and patients with Web sites devoted to the rheumatic diseases. Some are reviewed and listed here.

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The Competent Infant: Research and Commentary, edited by L. Joseph Stone, Henrietta T. Smith and Lois Barclay Murphy. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1973, 1,193 pp., $30.00

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.53.6.956 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 53 (6) ◽

pp. 956-957

Author(s):

R. D. Becker

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Brain Function ◽

Experimental Psychopathology ◽

Professional Journals ◽

Exponential Increase ◽

Communicative Development ◽

Physical Environments ◽

Psychological Medicine ◽

Preterm Babies ◽

Behavioral Sequelae

In recent years there has been a bewildering and indeed a staggering proliferation of newly published books, scholarly monographs, research anthologies, and compendia as well as an exponential increase in newly organized professional journals within the areas of developmental and psychological medicine, child neurology, experimental psychopathology and the neurobiology of growth and development as well as new volumes in the area of advances in syndrome identification. These have dealt broadly with subjects ranging from prenatal influences of maternal and fetal undernutrition on the integrity of subsequent brain function to studies dealing with patterns of neurocognitive, affective and communicative development in infancy, to neurological and behavioral sequelae of prenatal and paranatal complications, low birth weight, small-for-dates and preterm babies, fetal heroin or methadone addiction and withdrawal, problems of dysmaturity and the multiple outcomes related to the isolated and restrictive early cognitive and physical environments of the "critically ill" newborn and infant in "intensive special care" in isolettes.

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Drawing Sexual Violence in Wartime China: Anti-Japanese Propaganda Cartoons

The Journal of Asian Studies ◽

10.1017/s0021911813000521 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 72 (3) ◽

pp. 563-586 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Louise Edwards

Keyword(s):

Sexual Violence ◽

Chinese Women ◽

Women's Bodies ◽

Professional Journals ◽

Japanese Male ◽

Japanese Military ◽

War Effort ◽

National Salvation ◽

War Of Resistance ◽

Female Soldiers

During the War of Resistance against Japan (1937–45), China's leading cartoon artists formed patriotic associations aimed at repelling the Japanese military. Their stated propaganda goals were to boost morale among the troops and the civilian population by circulating artwork that would ignite the spirit of resistance among Chinese audiences. In keeping with the genre, racialized and sexualized imagery abounded. The artists created myriad disturbing visions of how militarized violence impacted men's and women's bodies differently. By analyzing the two major professional journals, National Salvation Cartoons and War of Resistance Cartoons, this article shows that depictions of sexual violence inflicted on Chinese women were integral to the artists' attempts to arouse the spirit of resistance. By comparing their depictions of different types of bodies (Chinese and Japanese, male and female, soldiers' and civilians') the article argues that the cartoonists believed that the depiction of sexually mutilated Chinese women would build resistance and spur patriotism while equivalent depictions of mutilated male soldiers would sap morale and hamper the war effort. The article concludes with a discussion about the dubious efficacy of propaganda that invokes a hypersexualized, masculine enemy other.

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Analysis of the Effectiveness of E-Government in the Federal Government of Nigeria

Journal of Public Administration and Governance ◽

10.5296/jpag.v8i3.13454 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Robert A. Dibie ◽

Maryam O. Quadri

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Federal Government ◽

Negative Correlation ◽

Secondary Data ◽

The Other ◽

Government Relations ◽

Professional Journals ◽

Governance Practices ◽

Government Websites ◽

The Government

This paper examines the nature, impact, effectiveness and barriers of e-government in the Federal Government of Nigeria. It also explores the extent to which e-government has facilitated a better relationship between citizens and the federal government of Nigeria. It argues that the utilization of technologies such as internet, email, websites, and social media have yet to effectively connect citizens, and the government. As a result, the federal government of Nigeria has not fully adopted the new e-government approaches to improve its services. The paper uses data derived from questionnaire survey administered to 3,000 Nigerian citizens including federal government staff in Abuja, Lagos and some state capitals in Nigeria., Interviews of 300 federal officials and stakeholders were conducted. The secondary data consisted of the review of related government reports, government websites, academic and professional journals. Data were analyzed to determine the impacts of e-governance in the federal government. The conceptual framework is based on stakeholders’ theory, and an integrated e-government model. The findings suggest that on one hand there is a negative correlation between the e-governance initiatives and federal government efficient service delivery in Nigeria. On the other hand, there is also a negative correlation between citizens and federal government relations in the country. Some challenges preventing the adoption of proactive e-governance practices were identified and recommendations for appropriate policies that could address the current impediments were offered.

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Register of scientific professional journals of Ukraine – navigator of scientific periodicals of Ukraine

Science, technologies, innovation ◽

10.35668/2520-6524-2019-2-02 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 9-14

Author(s):

N.V. Bogatel ◽

M.V. Popov

Keyword(s):

Ministry Of Education ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Expert Opinions ◽

Professional Journals ◽

Publication Data ◽

The Status ◽

Multi Level ◽

Scientific Periodicals ◽

Further Development

In December 2018 the information and reference system “REGISTER of scientific professional editions of Ukraine” (http://resources.ukrintei.ua/refer/) was created at the SSO UISTEI. The purpose of the project is to create a convenient and accessible online platform containing information that will be useful to the authors (helps in the choice that is best suited for publication), editors (helps to improve and develop their own journals, helps to be in the trend in the development of professional scientific journals of Ukraine), experts (for monitoring of changes and verification of compliance with issued formal criteria). The service should ensure the availability of information about the scientific specialists of Ukraine. The system has a convenient multi-level search for publications based on a number of parameters, filtering functions and sorting content. The project was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and a link was posted on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science, through which any user can access the service online. The service (currently) contains and stores information on more than 1,760 scientific professional journals of Ukraine. In plans for further development it is planned to develop the possibility of external editing of the publication data by the founders, which will help to provide the most up-to-date information about the professional journals, to take into account the changes that arise in scientific periodicals. Using the service will simplify the control and improve the quality of management of expert opinions on the expediency of providing scientific publications with the status of professional

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