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JOURNAL CLUB PRESENTATION

DR MOHD SHAHID DEPARTMENT OF MOLAJAT

NIUM, BANGALORE

WHAT IS JOURNAL?

Periodical publication of a scientific literature.

WHAT IS JOURNAL CLUB?

It is a group of individuals who meet regularly to critically evaluate recent articles in scientific literature.

Journal clubs are usually organized around a defined subject in basic or applied research.

WHAT WE DISCUSS IN J.C.

1. Review paper

2. Research paper

REVIEW PAPER

A review paper is a comprehensive synthesis of primary sources on a given topic.

Goal of a review paper is to help readers

make sense of all available information

RESEARCH PAPER

Original scientific experimentation reported in scientific journals

Contain ideas that are being published for the first time

JOURNAL INFORMATION Indian Journal of Traditional

Knowledge (IJTK), the journal devoted exclusively to Traditional Knowledge, provides an excellent platform for publication of research papers related to Traditional Knowledge Systems.

Impact Factor : 0.492 (Journal Citation Report 2012)

ISSN Number : ISSN: 0975-1068 (Online) ISSN: 0972-5938

(Print)

PUBLICATION DETAILS

National Institute of Science Communication And Information Resources (NISCAIR), Dr. K. S. Krishnan Marg, Pusa Campus New Delhi

Phones: (091)-11- 2584 3833, 2584 6301, 2584 6304-07, 2584 0602. Email: tkm@niscair.res.in, kps@niscair.res.i, ijtk@niscair.res.in

Fax: (091)-11-2584 7062 Website: www.niscair.res.in Copyright © 2012 The Council of

Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi All rights reserved.

IMPACT FACTOR JCR (JOURNAL CITATAION REPORTS)

provide quantitative tool for ranking, evaluating, categorizing and comprising journals.

Impact factor is one of the Tool

The annual JCR impact factor is a ratio between citations and recent citable items publications

CONT... The ratio of the number of citations to

the previous 2 years of the journal divided by the number of articles in those years — this is essentially the average number of recent citations per article

ARTICLE INFORMATION

Received July 01, 2010 Accepted February 01, 2011 Available online: October 2011

TITLE OF THE PAPER

Comparative clinical evalution of the Antidyslipidaemic effects of Lashunadi compound and Yogic exercises in patients of Metabolic syndrome

CRITICS

Informative ?

Self Explanatory ? Variables are Specific ?

SUGGESTIVE TITLE Comparative clinical evalution

of the Antidyslipidaemic effects of Lashunadi compound and Yogic exercises in Dyslipidaemic patients of Metabolic syndrome

AUTHORS Harbans Singh1

Sharma Anjali2

Johar Smita2

1. Herbal Ayurveda Research Centre,

Nagaland University, Lumani- 798627

E- mail dr.harbans@rediffmail.com

(Corresponding author)

2. Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College &

Hospital, Amloh,

District Fathegarh Sahib

CRITICSCompetent ?Degree and Designations ?Phone number (office)

CONT... No, degree and designation not

mentioned Telephone number also not declared

ABSTRACT Heading is missing First line describe about the study,

instead of need of the study. BACKGROUND?

Objective is confusing (comparative or efficacy)

It is a Randomized clinical trial, but you didn’t find in abstract

Study design is not evidently point out

CONT... Hypothesis is declare Conclusion is OK Within the word limit Purpose of study is also not clear Second last line states about the

objective

WHAT DOES IT MEANS ? IPC Int. Cl.8 : A01D 14/01,A01D 14/06, A01D 23/02, A01D 7/26, A01D 22/07

International Patent Classification

Patent classification used over 100 countries to classify the content of patents in uniform manner.

CONT... It is the hierarchical classification

system used primarily to classify search patent documents

Significance Powerful tool for classify the patent

document Search by using IP code All information can get by WIPO (World

Intellectual Property Organization)

KEY WORDS

Within word limitsAppropriate

INTRODUCTION Again heading is not there No literature review provided Prevalence & Incidence not stated Aim of study is mentioned. Not discussed about previous study Need of study is mentioned BUT NOT

JUSTIFIED Purpose of study is mentioned but why

Yoga exercise intervention compared, not declared

Trying to co-relate Metabolic syndrome to Upadaravayukta Sthaulya (complicative obesity)

CONT... No drug description Nothing about the Yoga exercise

intervention

“MOST IMPORTANT ALL THE STATEMENTS IN INTRODUCTION ARE INCOMPLETE & DEFINE BY AUTHORS IN THEIR OWN WAY WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE”

METHODOLOGY Palace of study declared Diagnostic criteria is mentioned, but

REFERENCE ? Inclusion & Exclusion criteria Stated Compound drug & dosage are

mentioned properly, WHY THIS DRUG---- REFERENCE

Botanical identification of crude drugs & prepration (Ras- shastra department) of compound is given

Duration of study (Period) ?

CONT... Study protocol approved by IEC ? No CTRI number is provided Follow up & total number of patient

screened not declared Drop outs declared, but REASONS ? Randomization done but which methods

? 1. Random number table method 2. Computer generated list of

randomization

CONT... Sample size declared Group A ; total allocated patients 29,

number of patients complete the intervention are 25

Group B ; total allocated patients 34, number of patients complete the intervention are 25

In both the groups number of patients were SAME !

SURPRIZING Silent on Statistical analysis

RESULTS Subjective and Objective criteria point

out Third sentence of first para, (The trial

patients were randomly...................monitored timely.).

Should be included in Methodology

Evaluate the effect on Ayurvedic subjective parameters, such as durbalya (weakness), kshudtaswasa (dyspnoea) etc.

APPRICIALBLE Tables are clearly defined, but no

Graphical representation presented

CONT... Unnecessarily define the effect of

intervention in results Tables have all the information

Analysis are made through t - test

DISCUSSION Aim of study is Ambigous First para, just after fifth sentence

Author states that (the present trial is exploration............. the metabolic

syndrome.) Standardization of drug?

Comparative study ?

Pathology of Metabolic syndrome (MetS) describe, but it should be in

Introduction

CONT... Trying to describe the possible

mechanism of trial drug for antidyslipidaemic effect according to Modern parameter

Describe the Ayurvedic mechanism also

Only single reference describe about the Yogic exercise (reference number 11, but not from classical Ayurvedic text)

Even the way of numbering of reference is wrong (from 1 to 9)

Mention the possible mechanism of Yoga exercise, on MetS

CONCLUSION As Aim is not so cleared Objective is Not Clear whether they

Achieve or Not But draw attention about the cost

effectiveness, safety and easy availability of drug

States the relative difference between the two intervention

Restriction of the study not expressed Suggestion for forthcoming study not

declared

CONT... Acknowledgment not point out

Sponsored study ?

Reference Duly numbered and elaborated, acc. to

journal guideline

Over all a below average paper Only positive are

Ayurvedic mechanism of drug Included subjective parameter

TAKE HOME MESSAGE This bad type of study also gives some

lessons We can incorporate UNANI Subjective

parameter as per symptomatology of disease, mention in our classic text TASEERAT-e ADVIA a possible

mechanism of drug

Always welcome at drshahidkhan2005@gmail.com

Thanks for your patience

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