Each article interpreted and cross-indexed

Learn what experts across specialties think individual articles contribute to the evidence

Faculty Members select the most significant articles and contribute short evaluations, providing a guide to key articles in your field, together with an expert's interpretation of what each article adds to our clinical knowledge.

Cross-indexing ensures that articles are brought to your attention irrespective of which specialty they are published in. For instance, an article on stroke could be listed into the “Cerebrovascular disease”, “Hypertension”, “Neuro-intensive care”, and/or “Neurosurgical care” sub-specialty areas.

An article can be evaluated by more than one Faculty Member with each evaluation bringing independent interpretation and highlighting relevance across specialties. In the above example, a neurologist, a cardiologist, an intensivist and a surgeon may each offer different perspectives and interpretations of an article.

Faculty Members independently:

• select the most influential articles they read; any journal, any date.
• assign one of three ratings (Exceptional, Must Read or Recommended). Each rating carries a score that is used to create an F1000 Factor for the article.
• write concise evaluations highlighting and interpreting the key findings, and considering the article's strengths and weaknesses.
• indicate whether an article has the potential to change clinical practice.
• index articles to all relevant sub-specialty areas (Sections) revealing an article's relevance to adjacent fields.

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