Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Journalology

Journalology is the science of publication practices and the study of these activities. The Ottawa Hospital's Centre for Journalology provides services and resources to help researchers publish their findings in a way that maximizes usability and impact on health.

Research News

	Canada isn’t registering and reporting results of all clinical trials. Here’s how to fix that. January 4, 2024 - Registering clinical trials helps increase research transparency and reduce redundancy. Most Canadian clinical trials are not meeting World Health Organization guidelines on registration and reporting of results, according to an analysis published in
	Jeremy Grimshaw, David Moher and Peter Tugwell ranked among world’s top researchers November 24, 2020 - Three senior scientists at The Ottawa Hospital, affiliated with uOttawa, have been ranked among the top researchers in the world for 2020.
	New scientist profile: Dr. Lisa Caulley aims to find the best care for ear, nose and throat disorders October 21, 2020 - Dr. Lisa Caulley aims to help her colleagues make the best care decisions for ear, nose and throat disorders. New techniques and treatments are constantly being developed to treat these complex conditions, but it is not always clear which will work b
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	Dr. David Moher elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada September 16, 2020 - One of the world’s most cited researchers, Dr. Moher is considered a pioneer in the science of conducting and reporting systematic reviews, and has dedicated his career to supporting the global academic community in reporting clinical research.
	5 ways to enhance research integrity and avoid the risks of ‘publish or perish’ in academia July 16, 2020 - Amid growing criticism of the traditional “publish or perish” system for rewarding academic research, an international team has developed five principles that institutions can follow to measure and reward research integrity. The team believes that ap
	To help protect research, experts agree on a definition of predatory publishing January 15, 2020 - Leading scholars and publishers from The Ottawa Hospital’s Centre for Journalology, the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management, and other institutions from around the world have agreed on a consensus definition of predatory publishing.
	Jeremy Grimshaw, David Moher and Peter Tugwell ranked among world’s top researchers December 18, 2019 - Three senior scientists at The Ottawa Hospital, affiliated with uOttawa, have been ranked among the top researchers in the world for 2019.
	Drs. David Moher and Dawn Stacy inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences October 2, 2019 - Drs. Dawn Stacey and David Moher were recognized among Canada’s top-ranked health and biomedical scientists during their induction as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
	Jeremy Grimshaw and David Moher ranked among world’s top researchers March 8, 2019 - Drs. Jeremy Grimshaw and David Moher have once again been ranked among the world’s top scientists. According to Clarivate Analytics, they are both among the most highly cited scientists in the world in the field of Social Sciences, with tens of thous
	Is that diagnostic test accurate? Made-in-Ottawa guideline expected to change research around the world March 7, 2018 - In a world of constantly conflicting medical studies, systematic reviews have become an essential tool for health-care decision making. In 2009, Dr. David Moher and his colleagues created the original PRISMA guidelines to help make these reviews mo
	Finding better ways to bring health research to life: World-leading Centre for Implementation Research opens at The Ottawa Hospital January 18, 2018 - Researchers regularly make discoveries that have the potential to improve patient care and quality of life. However, getting those findings adopted by health-care systems can be a challenge. Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are already world l
	Three Ottawa researchers among “world’s most influential scientific minds” December 13, 2017 - Drs. Mark Freedman, Jeremy Grimshaw and David Moher were recently ranked among the world’s top 3,300 “most influential scientific minds”. This puts them in the top 0.05 percent of the estimated 7.8 million full-time researchers worldwide. The list,
	Predatory journals: researchers propose solutions to stop the “corruption of science” December 4, 2017 - The team of researchers behind a landmark study on predatory journals has now outlined the first concrete steps that stakeholders can take to combat the growing influence of these journals. Their pioneering work is published in Nature Human Behavior.
	Predatory journals a global problem: Investigation in Nature reveals high income countries not immune September 6, 2017 - A massive investigation published in Nature shows that contrary to popular belief, a majority of papers in suspected biomedical predatory journals (57 percent) are from high or upper middle income countries, with many coming from prestigious institut
	Making research results available to improve health: The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa take the lead September 6, 2017 - “Participating in research requires a lot of time and trust,” said Becky Hollingsworth, who participated in an asthma research study at The Ottawa Hospital. “It is good to see that researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are doing everything they can to
	The Ottawa Hospital and uOttawa to play lead role in global research ethics collaboration July 24, 2017 - The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are pleased to be among four institutions from around the world selected as pilot members of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). COPE promotes ethical standards for publishing research and
	Bringing a 'trust but verify' model to journal peer review July 20, 2017 - Academic journals are increasingly asking authors to use transparent reporting practices to "trust, but verify" that outcomes are not being reported in a biased way and enable other researchers to reproduce the results. To implement these reporting p
	How can you avoid a “predatory” journal? New research provides guidance March 16, 2017 - It is not uncommon for a researcher to receive dozens of emails from “predatory” journals each week. These emails offer to publish academic research in an open access journal, often with rapid peer-review at a discount. But in many cases, they publis
	Canadian-led guideline improves health research around the world, but more work required May 24, 2016 - A decade after cataloguing the abysmal state of systematic reviews of health research and creating the PRISMA guideline to improve things, Dr. David Moher and his colleagues have found that things have improved but more work is required. “Syst
	Applauding our Leading Researchers and Their Accomplishments at The Ottawa Hospital Gala November 21, 2015 - Ottawa’s glitterati, including community and businesses leaders, joined local researchers in honouring their peers at The Ottawa Hospital Gala presented by Nordion. In particular, three researchers were feted for their groundbreaking work and innovat
	Study investigates progress in increasing value in biomedical research October 14, 2015 - Biomedical research is essential for improving health, but evidence suggests that we are not deriving maximum benefit from the research that’s being done. This can be because of poor research questions, poor study design and poor (or no) reporting of
	Are predatory journals filling up your inbox? New research explores the problem August 19, 2015 - Are those electronic invitations filling your inbox from so-called credible medical journals worth a second glance? Authors often feel pressure to publish, but competition can be stiff and determining where to submit time-consuming. Dr. David Moher
	New research reporting guideline helps compare multiple treatments July 29, 2015 - How do the dozens of available hypertension drugs stack up against each other? What about anti-depressants? And anti-bleeding drugs? These are just a few of the important questions that Dr. Brian Hutton and his colleagues are answering through netw

Researchers

Name	Scientific appointment	Diseases, conditions and populations of interest	Research and clinical approaches
Caulley, Lisa MD PhD FRCSC	Associate Scientist (Clinical Epidemiology)	Cancer, Head and neck cancer	Clinical research, Epidemiology, Health economics, Journalology, Public health
McInnes, Matthew MD PhD FRCPC	Scientist (Clinical Epidemiology)	Bladder cancer, Cancer, Prostate cancer	Clinical research, Epidemiology, Health research methods, Imaging, Journalology, Systematic reviews
Moher, David PhD	Senior Scientist (Clinical Epidemiology)		Journalology, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient engagement, Quality Improvement, Rapid reviews, Systematic reviews