Evaluating a Website for Credibility
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR 500 Foundational Concepts and Applications
January 17, 2012
Evaluating a Website for Credibility
In order to search for the reputable scholarly website one must remember two basic principles: not every website has scholarly related data and not all the data has empirical foundation. The first intention of going to www.google.com will leave one with 1000’s of non-specific results. "Google Scholar" website (http://scholar.google.com), on the other hand will be more relative but not very specific. During previous discussions we have talked about American Nursing Journal. There are several reputable accrediting bodies were identified. (http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Pages/AbouttheJournal.aspx). After looking into those sources of ANJ, Committee of Medical Journal Editors was identified. (http://www.icmje.org/) After looking into the category of "Journals Following ICNJE" the American Journal of Public Health website was identified http://ajph.aphapublications.org This website represents an online version of over 100 years old Journal of Public Health (AJPH). This journal is dedicated to publication of original publications of original research in order to advance public health research, policy practice and education (Retrieved from http://ajph.aphapublications.org/about). The website can be further found through MEDLINE.
Authority
American Journal of Public Health was first published in 1911 and it is the official journal of the American Public Health Association based at Washington D.C. The website has a domain: ALPHAPUBLICATIONS.org. The website IP is 129.41.23.242. The website was registered with valid e-mail that belongs to violet.hohman@apha.org. Furthermore, the site www.apha.org was registered by the same person out of the same Washington D.C. mailing address. The Washington D.C. Secretary of State website lists American Public Health Association as fully functional non-profit government associated
NR 500 Foundational Concepts and Applications
January 17, 2012
Evaluating a Website for Credibility
In order to search for the reputable scholarly website one must remember two basic principles: not every website has scholarly related data and not all the data has empirical foundation. The first intention of going to www.google.com will leave one with 1000’s of non-specific results. "Google Scholar" website (http://scholar.google.com), on the other hand will be more relative but not very specific. During previous discussions we have talked about American Nursing Journal. There are several reputable accrediting bodies were identified. (http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Pages/AbouttheJournal.aspx). After looking into those sources of ANJ, Committee of Medical Journal Editors was identified. (http://www.icmje.org/) After looking into the category of "Journals Following ICNJE" the American Journal of Public Health website was identified http://ajph.aphapublications.org This website represents an online version of over 100 years old Journal of Public Health (AJPH). This journal is dedicated to publication of original publications of original research in order to advance public health research, policy practice and education (Retrieved from http://ajph.aphapublications.org/about). The website can be further found through MEDLINE.
Authority
American Journal of Public Health was first published in 1911 and it is the official journal of the American Public Health Association based at Washington D.C. The website has a domain: ALPHAPUBLICATIONS.org. The website IP is 129.41.23.242. The website was registered with valid e-mail that belongs to violet.hohman@apha.org. Furthermore, the site www.apha.org was registered by the same person out of the same Washington D.C. mailing address. The Washington D.C. Secretary of State website lists American Public Health Association as fully functional non-profit government associated
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