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The world of scholarly publishing has increasingly become more complicated. Not only do authors need to be vigilant about not submitting their manuscripts to predatory journals, but journals that were once thought to be trustworthy are being delisted from Web of Science for not meeting editorial quality standards. It can be difficult to know which journals are trustworthy and which to be wary of, whether you're looking to publish your own research or are just looking for reliable articles for your own learning and research. This post provides some guidance on navigating the murky scholarly publishing landscape and identifying predatory and grey area journals.

Predatory Journals 

Predatory journals are characterized by “false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and/or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practices” (Grudniewicz et al., 2019). Predatory journals use the open access publishing model to charge Article Processing Charges (APCs) to make profits, without providing the rigorous peer-review, archiving, and editorial services that legitimate scholarly open access journals provide. 

Himmelfarb Library has a Predatory Publishing Research Guide that provides: 

If you have questions about predatory publishing, contact Ruth Bueter at rbueter@gwu.edu.

Grey Area Journals

Grey area journals, as defined in a 2024 Retraction Watch post, make “use of the APC…operating model and aim to increase the number of publications with the minimum time spend for editorial work and quality assessment” (Kincaid, 2024b). These journals aren’t entirely fraudulent, but they are geared to making maximum profits and don’t always follow scholarly publishing best practices. These journals might be members of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), but they also promise unrealistically fast turnaround times for peer review and publication.  

Recent Web of Science Delistings

Further muddying the waters, journals from well-known publishers are not exempt from bad behavior. Chemosphere and Science of the Total Environment, both published by Elsevier, were recently delisted from Web of Science. Chemosphere was delisted for “failing to meet editorial quality criteria” (Robinson, 2025). More than 60 papers were also marked with expressions of concern for “potential undisclosed conflicts of interest among editors, authorship irregularities and manipulation of peer reviews and citations” (Joelving, May 13, 2024). Web of Science also recently placed Science of the Total Environment on hold, citing concerns about “the quality of the content published in this journal” (Kincaid, 2024a). To be clear, these journals have been delisted due to the fault of the journal’s practices and not through the fault of individual authors.

Tools to Evaluate Journals

There are plenty of tools available to help you evaluate journals. Here are just a few that can help you determine if a journal is scholarly or not:

  • Predatory Publishing Research Guide: This guide has a wealth of information related to predatory publishing, including assessment tools.
  • Journal Evaluation Tool: This rubric can help determine if a journal is a good choice for your work.
  • Cabells Predatory Reports: Cabells lists violations by predatory journals that don’t follow scholarly publishing best practices. However, since GW does not subscribe to Cabells Medical Predatory Reports, a journal not being listed in Cabells as predatory does not mean that it is scholarly. If you have doubts about a journal that is not listed in Cabells Predatory Reports, please reach out to Ruth Bueter at rbueter@gwu.edu. If the journal is in Cabells Journalytics (their list of scholarly journals), Cabells has deemed the journal scholarly. 

References

Grudniewicz, A., Moher, D., Cobey, K. D., Bryson, G. L., Cukier, S., Allen, K., Ardern, C., Balcom, L., Barros, T., Berger, M., Ciro, J. B., Cugusi, L., Donaldson, M. R., Egger, M., Graham, I. D., Hodgkinson, M., Khan, K. M., Mabizela, M., Manca, A., Milzow, K., … Lalu, M. M. (2019). Predatory journals: no definition, no defence. Nature, 576(7786), 210–212. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03759-y

Joelving, F. (May 13, 2024). Publisher slaps 60 papers in chemistry journal with expressions of concern. Retraction Watch. https://retractionwatch.com/2024/05/13/publisher-slaps-60-papers-in-chemistry-journal-with-expressions-of-concern/

Kincaid, E. (October 24, 2024a). eLife latest in string of major journals put on hold from Web of Science. Retraction Watch. https://retractionwatch.com/2024/10/24/elife-latest-in-string-of-major-journals-put-on-hold-from-web-of-science/

Kincaid, E. (December 24, 2024b). Finland Publication Forum will downgrade hundreds of Frontiers and MDPI journals. Retraction Watch. https://retractionwatch.com/2024/12/24/finland-publication-forum-will-downgrade-hundreds-of-frontiers-and-mdpi-journals/

Robinson, J. (January 9, 2025). High profile chemistry journal removed from Web of Science index. Chemistry World. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/high-profile-chemistry-journal-removed-from-web-of-science-index/4020769.article

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Do you have an article manuscript ready to submit for publication, but aren’t sure how to find the right journal? Finding an appropriate journal for your research can be daunting. With so many scholarly journals to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to start when selecting a journal. But don’t fret - Himmelfarb Library is here to help! There are tools available to help you navigate your options and find the right journal for your research!

Journal Selection Tools

There are numerous tools available to help you identify possible journals that could be a good match for your research. 

Abstract Matcher Tools

The following tools let you copy and paste your abstract into the tool, and they provide you with a list of possible journals that could be a good fit for your manuscript:

Publisher Manuscript Match Tools

Multiple large publishers also have services that will help you match your abstract to an appropriate journal. 

Journal Information Tools

Once you have a list of potential journals, do your research about each title to determine which journal would best fit your needs. The following tools provide information about specific journal titles that can help you decide where to submit your manuscript:

  • Journal Citation Reports: Look up key journals in your field, sortable by impact factor, Eigenfactor, and other metrics.
  • Cabells Directory of Publishing Opportunities: Look up journal titles to find contact information, manuscript and submission guidelines, and metrics to support selecting titles for submission. Cabells also tracks predatory journals, which are described further below..

Learn more about these tools in Himmelfarb’s video tutorial: Journal Selection Tools: Choosing the Right Journal for Your Research

Is Your Manuscript a Good Match for a Journal?

Journals usually have “information for authors” pages on their websites that lay out the Aims and Scope of the research they publish. Once you have a list of possible journals, take a look at the Aims and Scope sections of each journal's website and decide whether or not your manuscript matches the research and topics the journal normally publishes. If you’re not sure if your paper is a good fit for the journal, reach out to the journal editor, send them your abstract, and ask them if they think your manuscript is a good fit for the journal.

Making Sense of the Metrics

Journals advertise citation metrics to demonstrate their relative importance in the field. Journals with higher citation metrics are usually more selective in the articles they publish. Various metrics evaluate relative journal quality, and each metric uses different methods. These metrics signify how frequently articles published in a specific journal are cited in other journal articles. Two important metrics to consider are Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore.

Journal Impact Factor

Journal Impact Factor (JIF), calculated by Web of Science, can be found on the Journal Citation Reports website (may be paywalled for non-GW affiliates). The Journal Impact Factor is the number of times a journal is cited during a given year divided by the sum of the number of articles published during the previous two years. Learn more in our Journal Impact Factors: What You Need to Know tutorial.

CiteScore

CiteScore, similar to JIF, is calculated by Elsevier’s Scopus. CiteScore is the number of citations articles in a journal received during the last four years divided by the number of articles published in the same four-year period. Check out CiteScore Methodology to learn more about this metric.

Metrics and Your Manuscript

It’s important to have realistic expectations when selecting a journal for your research. Journals with higher JIF or CiteScores are more likely to publish cutting-edge research with novel or important findings. Research with less novel findings tends to find homes in journals with lower JIF or CiteScores. Knowing how likely your article is to be published in a journal with a higher or lower JIF and CiteScores can help you save time by submitting your manuscript to a journal with an appropriate JIF or CiteScore.

Open Access Journals and Support From Himmelfarb

Deciding whether to publish your manuscript as open access is another key decision to make when considering where to publish. Publishing open access will make your article publicly available to everyone. Publishing in a traditional subscription-based journal means that your article will be paywalled and only available to readers who subscribe or have access through a library's purchased subscription to the journal. The following terminology is important to know when considering publishing open access:

  • Fully Open Access: Every article is published Open Access and made publicly available to read. Authors are often required to pay Article Processing Charges (APCs) to cover the cost of publication.
  • Hybrid Journal: These journals allow authors to choose to pay an APC and publish their articles as Open Access or not pay an APC and have the article published behind a paywall.
  • Subscription Only or Closed Journal: These journals do not offer Open Access options, and all articles are published behind a paywall. These journals rely on revenue from libraries and other subscribers to pay for access via yearly subscriptions.

Free APCs at GW

GW has current “transformative agreements” with Cambridge University Press and The Company of Biologists that allow GW authors to publish research as open access at no cost to authors. Article Processing Charges (APCs) are waived with these publishers! Cambridge University Press publishes roughly 50 health sciences-related journals covered under this agreement. The Company of Biologists agreement includes 5 titles: 

Look Out for Predatory Journals

Before submitting your manuscript to a journal, do your due diligence to ensure that the journal is not predatory. Predatory journals pretend to be legitimate academic journals, promote false or misleading metrics, and have unethical business practices that fail to follow scholarly publishing best practices. Predatory journals often promise quick article publication, frequently lack a peer review process, and don’t have archiving policies, which can result in your work disappearing from the internet. 

Cabells Directory of Publishing Opportunities tracks predatory journals and provides violations of scholarly publishing best practices to help you avoid submitting your paper to a predatory journal. Be aware that not all predatory journals in the medical and health sciences fields are listed in this resource. If you have reservations about a title and can’t find it in Cabells, contact Ruth Bueter (rbueter@gwu.edu), who will investigate the journal on your behalf.

Learn more about how to identify predatory journals on Himmelfarb’s Predatory Publishing research guide.

Questions? Himmelfarb Can Help!

Still have questions about choosing a journal for your manuscript? Reach out to us at himmelfarb@gwu.edu, and we can help you navigate the resources discussed in this post!

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October is National Medical Librarian Month! True to this year’s theme, librarians and staff at Himmelfarb Library can help you find ‘Better Information’ to help you make ‘Better Decisions.’ You might be surprised at the number of resources and services we provide. Whether you’re looking for help performing a literature search, installing clinical apps like Lexidrug or DynaMed, working on a systematic review, or navigating the scholarly publishing landscape, accessing materials at other local academic libraries (and beyond), Himmelfarb can help!

General Himmelfarb Statistics

To give you an idea of the wide variety of resources and services Himmelfarb Library offers, here’s an overview of some general Himmelfarb statistics from the last academic year:

General InformationUse
In-Person Library Visits141,680
Library Catalog Searches1,229,787
Research Guide Views1,501,277
CollectionsTotals
Physical Volumes Owned70,703
Unique Book Titles29,479
Journal Titles6,600
Databases120
Borrowing & UsageUse
Journal Usage1,211,421
Database Usage269,835
Physical Items Borrowed3,280

It’s clear from the above data that Himmelfarb users are visiting our physical space and using our physical collections, electronic journals, databases, and research guides. 

Himmelfarb Services

Himmelfarb librarians and staff provided valuable services to support education, research, and clinical care. From answering reference questions through our Ask a Librarian service, providing in-depth reference consultations, processing 3D printing requests, and borrowing books and articles from other libraries for our users, we’ve been busy! Here’s a look at what we’ve done in these areas during the last academic year:

ServicesUse
Reference Questions Answered1,661
Reference Consultations441
3D Printing Jobs Completed100
Docs2Go & CLS Items Borrowed1,839

Health Sciences Research Commons

Himmelfarb’s institutional repository, the Health Sciences Research Commons (HSRC), also had a busy year. The HSRC is where you can archive your scholarly works, including articles, conference papers, poster presentations, working papers, datasets, and other scholarly works. Works archived in the HSRC are indexed in Google Scholar, which can help your work get noticed. Just take a look at the number of times works archived in the HSRC have been downloaded below:

Health Sciences Research CommonsTotals
Total Works Archived50,821
Total Works Downloaded1,866,330
Works Archived (24-25 Academic Year)2,744
Works Downloaded (24-25 Academic Year)462,161

Thank You, Himmelfarb Librarians & Staff!

In honor of National Medical Librarians Month, we’d like to say thank you to every Himmelfarb staff member for all of the hard work and dedication they put into every single day! Without our amazing staff and librarians, we wouldn’t be able to provide our students, faculty, and staff with the services and resources they need to pursue their educational, research, and clinical care goals every day. 

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This is a reposting of an original blog post published in The Rotation Blog on September 27, 2024.

September is a big month for cancer awareness - it’s Blood Cancer Awareness Month, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Awareness Month, Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month! Rather than trying to highlight each of these different types of cancers, we’ll highlight some of Himmelfarb’s cancer resources in this post.

Himmelfarb Library provides clinical, evidence-based medicine resources, including DynaMed and epocrates+, which provide information to support cancer care. DynaMed is a point-of-care tool designed to facilitate efficient and evidence-based patient care information, including drug and disease information. DynaMed provides information including background, history and physical, diagnosis, disease management, prognosis, prevention, and screening information on medical conditions. DynaMed’s easy-to-read topic pages cover a wide range of conditions and diseases, including cancers such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoblastic lymphoma in children, as seen in the screenshot below.  

Screenshot of DynaMed entry for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

epocrates+ is Himmelfarb’s other evidence-based point-of-care database that provides disease and drug information. epocrates+ provides a step-by-step approach, covering prevention, risk factors, history and exam, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Like DynaMed, epocrates+ covers a wide range of medical conditions, including cancers. epcorates+ also offers a quick reference area that covers the basics of a condition, as seen in the cervical cancer quick reference screenshot below.

Screenshot of epocrates+ Quick Reference entry for Cervical Cancer.

If you’re looking for the latest in cancer research, Himmelfarb provides access to many cancer journals! The following list is just a sample of the cancer-related titles you can access through Himmelfarb’s journal collection:

  • Cancer: An American Cancer Society journal that started publication in 1948, Cancer is one of the oldest peer-reviewed oncology journals. This journal focuses on highly relevant, timely information on the etiology, course, and treatment of human cancer.
  • JAMA Oncology: This definitive oncology journal publishes important clinical research, major cancer breakthroughs, actionable discoveries, and innovative cancer treatments.
  • Nature Reviews: Clinical Oncology: This journal publishes in-depth reviews on the entire spectrum of clinical oncology.
  • Cancer Cell: This journal provides access to major advances in cancer research, including clinical investigations that establish new paradigms in treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of cancers.
  • Gynecologic Oncology: This journal publishes clinical and investigative articles about tumors of the female reproductive tract and the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of female cancers.
  • Journal of the National Cancer Institute: This journal publishes significant cancer research findings focused on clinical, epidemiologic, behavioral, and health outcomes studies.
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: JNCCN publishes the latest information on clinical practices, oncology health services research, and translational medicine, as well as updates to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.

The National Cancer Institute publishes information summaries on specific types of cancer and cancer topics. Summaries are available via a patient version, which provides straightforward information for consumers, as well as health professional versions with more detailed information and supporting citations. For example, the prostate cancer patient overview provides a brief overview, as well as information related to causes and prevention, screening, treatment, research, statistics, and resources for coping with cancer. The prostate cancer health professional version provides much of this same information, with more in-depth links for treatment, screening, genetics, and supportive and palliative care.

If you’re interested in finding health statistics about cancer, we have information on that, too! Check out our Health Statistics: Cancer Guide. This guide provides links to resources to find general cancer statistics, as well as breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer. Resources to find cancer mortality maps and graphs are also included.

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August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)! Staying updated on immunizations is an important way to protect yourself against preventable diseases. Vaccines help provide immunity before potential exposure to diseases by creating antibodies in your body to fight off infections and training your immune system to recognize and destroy harmful pathogens before they can cause serious illness. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Vaccines and Immunizations website provides information on immunization schedules for children and adults, information on pregnancy and vaccination, and a list of recommended vaccines for travelers. Himmelfarb Library offers a variety of immunization resources. Our key journal on the topic is Vaccine, which publishes quality science related to vaccinology.

We also have several books (both in print and online) on the topic of vaccines:

  • Vaccines: A Clinical Overview and Practical Guide: by Joseph Domachowske, and Manika Suryadevara. This e-book covers the fundamentals of vaccines, including what constitutes a vaccine, how they are manufactured and tested, how vaccine recommendations are developed, and practical concerns such as vaccine confidence and hesitancy, misconceptions, and patient communication.
  • Vaccine Law & Policy: by Tony Y. Yang and Dorit Reiss. This book, available in both print and as an e-book, includes comprehensive coverage of key aspects of vaccine law and policy, from product development and intellectual property protections to regulation, public mandates, and vaccine injury claims.
  • Vaccine Wars: The Two-Hundred-Year Fight for School Vaccinations: by Kimberley Tolley.  This e-book provides a comprehensive history of the efforts to vaccinate children from contagious diseases in US schools and examines what triggered anti-vaccination activism in the past, and why it continues today.
  • Pediatric Vaccines: A Clinical Decision Support Chart: What You’re Protecting Against and Why It’s Important Today: by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This e-book includes helpful visual aid guides that clinicians can use in conversations with patients and parents about the importance of vaccines, the diseases they help prevent, and vaccine recommendations.
  • Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start - And Why They Don’t Go Away: by Heidi Larson. This e-book examines how the issues around vaccine hesitancy center around people feeling left out of the conversation, and examines the social vectors that spread vaccine rumors, how they spread around the globe, and how these individual threads are all connected.

Want to learn more about staying up-to-date on your vaccines and keeping track of which may need updating? Our Immunization Awareness Month post from August 2024 has resources to help you do that! Want to learn more about how vaccines work? Check out this great video from Nature - which you can also share with your patients:

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Himmelfarb Library is happy to announce the release of our Disabilities Health Research Guide! The guide features resources that address disability healthcare in clinical and research settings, including topics such as accessibility, terminology, research assistance, and much more. You’ll also find links to local disability resources in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area, and links to disability organizations.

Featured books from Himmelfarb’s collection include: 

The researcher's tab includes guidance on conducting research with disabled populations, as well as information to support literature searches, including MeSH terms and journals that publish disability-related research. An additional area links to publications from George Washington faculty that have been archived in the Health Sciences Research Commons (HSRC), Himmelfarb’s institutional repository.

 Featured journals include:

Please note that some resources, such as e-books and journal collections, may require GW credentials to access.

This guide is intended to be a high-quality resource relevant to our community. We encourage you to share relevant resources for inclusion in the Disabilities Health Guide through our Resource Suggestion Form. If you are a member of a GW organization and would like your organization to be featured in this guide, or if you’re interested in collaborating with the Himmelfarb DEI Committee, please contact the current committee chair, Ruth Bueter, at rbueter@gwu.edu.

This post was co-authored by Rebecca Keyser and Ruth Bueter.

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Himmelfarb Library extends a warm welcome to all new residents, fellows, students, faculty, and staff who joined the GW SMHS, GWSPH, and GW Nursing community recently! We are excited that you’re here, and we look forward to serving you during your time at GW! 

The start of any new endeavor can be daunting, so we’d like to make it easy for you to become familiar with Himmelfarb Library and all that we have to offer. Himmelfarb Director, Laura Abate, gives a great overview of Himmelfarb Library in this short video tour:

Himmelfarb Hours:

Our physical space, accessible through Ross Hall, is currently open the following hours for the summer:

Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - Midnight

Friday: 7:30 am - 10:00 pm

Saturday: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am - Midnight

Current hours of operation are available on our website and include exceptions to normal hours, such as holiday closures. If you aren’t able to make it to the library in person, you can get help from our librarians and staff via chat or phone (202)994-2850, or email himmelfarb@gwu.edu. Our databases, journals, and e-books are available from anywhere, anytime, so you can access our electronic resources from anywhere!

Himmelfarb Resources and Collections

Himmelfarb’s collection extends beyond the books in the basement level stacks. We have 130 databases to search, including PubMed, CINAHL, and our library discovery service, Health Information @ Himmelfarb. Health Information @ Himmelfarb enables you to search physical and electronic books, journals, articles, dissertations, and more, all from a single search box.

Want to browse and read articles from our journals? The BrowZine app is a great option! BrowZine can be accessed through a browser, or you can download the app for IOS or Android. You’ll be able to create a personalized bookshelf of journal titles, follow your favorite journals, get alerts when new issues are available, and browse a table of contents.

LibKey Nomad provides quick and easy access to full-text when searching PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO databases, Google Scholar, Amazon, and publisher sites. With LibKey Nomad, you’ll easily be able to tell when the full-text of articles and e-books is available through Himmelfarb, and often can get the PDF with a single click!

You can find books and e-books via Health Information @ Himmelfarb or explore titles in specific collections: AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey for Nursing, LWW Health Library: Medical Education, etc. You can browse all e-book collections or view our special collections in Health Information @ Himmelfarb. Our print books are located on the basement level and can be borrowed for three weeks, with up to two renewals. 

If we don’t have a resource you need, we can get it for you through the Consortium Loan Service or Documents2Go. The Consortium Loan Service provides free loans of books from most DC area academic libraries. Documents2Go provides scanned articles, book chapter copies, or physical book loans with up to 30 free requests a year for Himmelfarb users.

Clinical Tools and Apps

If you’re providing patient care, Himmelfarb has specialized apps and information services to support you. The DynaMed, and Lexicomp apps can be downloaded for easy access from your device. Check out our App Shelf for a full list of useful tools.

Research Support

Himmelfarb is more than just a physical space with study space and great resources! Our librarians and staff can help support your research by assisting in literature searches, systematic reviews, and helping you organize your sources with RefWorks or Covidence. We also offer a spectrum of services and support related to scholarly publishing - everything from honing your research question, to selecting the right journal for submitting your article to archiving your article and data.  Get help with your research from our knowledgeable librarians and staff by stopping by our circulation desk for in-person help, or use our Ask a Librarian service to chat virtually with a real Himmelfarb librarian or staff member. No AI chatbots here! 

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May is National Nurses Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions of nurses to healthcare and our communities! At Himmelfarb Library, we are proud to serve the GW School of Nursing, which continues to excel nationally, earning 3rd, 4th, and 6th place rankings for various online master’s programs in U.S. News & World Report. 

As we honor the dedication and impact of nurses, we’re reminded of the timeless wisdom of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, who once said, “The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm." Her words continue to guide the compassionate and ethical care that defines the nursing profession. Poet and author Maya Angelou also captured the profound influence nurses have, stating, “As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the heart, mind, soul, and body of our patients, their families, and ourselves. They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” 

In addition to their vital role in healthcare, nurses have a rich and fascinating history. Whether you’re a nursing student, a practicing nurse, or simply someone who appreciates the profession, these fun facts highlight just how dynamic and essential nursing truly is:

Himmelfarb supports GW Nursing with a variety of resources. Our go-to nursing databases include CINAHL, ClinicalKey for Nursing, and PubMed. Himmelfarb has more than 200 nursing journals available! Our five most highly used titles are:

We also have some great e-books available! Notable titles include: 

To learn more about Himmelfarb’s nursing resources, visit our Nursing Research Guide. This guide provides information about nursing textbooks, NCLEX resources, and tips on searching the literature. This in-depth guide includes information for BSN, MSN, Nurse Practitioners, DNP, and Ph.D. nursing students! Our Nurse Practitioners Guide includes resources on physical examination, diagnosis, drug information, links to professional organizations, and evidence-based medicine.

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April is Occupational Therapy Month! According to the Cleveland Clinic, occupational therapy (OT) is a treatment that helps patients improve their ability to perform daily tasks and activities to be as self-sufficient as possible. Many patients receive OT after injuries or trauma that impact their ability to perform everyday tasks such as getting dressed, cooking meals, taking medications, and shopping for groceries.

We’re especially excited to highlight occupational therapy this year as we approach the graduation of GW’s inaugural class from the Occupational Therapy doctoral program! To celebrate Occupational Therapy Month, today’s post will highlight some occupational therapy resources available at Himmelfarb Library.

Databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus can be helpful in finding research articles about OT. If you have questions about Himmelfarb’s OT resources or recommendations of titles to add to our collection, reach out to us at himmelfarb@gwu.edu. 

Happy Occupational Therapy Month from Himmelfarb Library!

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Himmelfarb Library has honored Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with numerous blog posts, and as we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. again today, we wanted to take a look back at some of our previous posts. These posts can serve as an opportunity to reflect on Dr. King’s life and legacy, celebrate the progress made toward continuing Dr. King’s work, and recommit to the work that still needs to be done. 

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Health Equity

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is well known for his passionate and thoughtful speeches that examined racial discrimination in the United States, the negative impacts of poverty, and the need for communities to rally behind and support vulnerable populations. His iconic “I Have a Dream” speech focused on education, access to housing, racial desegregation, and building an equitable country. Dr. King also fought to end racial inequities in healthcare. 

On March 25, 1966, Dr. King spoke at a meeting of the Medical Committee for Human Rights. While the full transcript of this speech has not been discovered, fragments were printed in newspapers. This speech addressed the harsh realities that people of color, particularly Black Americans, faced in America and urged listeners to educate themselves on these inequities and work to dismantle systemic oppression. It was during a press conference documented by the Associated Press before this speech that Dr. King is thought to have spoken one of his most famous quotes about health according to Professor Charlene Galarneau:

“We are concerned about the constant use of federal funds to support this most notorious expression of segregation. Of all forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death” (Galarneau, 2018, p.5). 

Dr. King’s speech was a call to action encouraging people to educate themselves about the issues of racism and economic inequality and use this knowledge to establish and maintain inclusive communities. If you’d like to learn more about Dr. King’s speech to the Medical Committee for Human Rights, read the full post!

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy Through Self-Education

If we are to take up Dr. King’s call to action and educate ourselves on the issues of racism and economic inequality, last year’s post about honoring King’s legacy through self-education can be a great place to start! This post highlights resources that can help you learn about these topics so you can put that knowledge into action!

Himmelfarb’s Antiracism in Healthcare Guide is a fantastic starting point! You’ll find links to organizations, including the SMHS Anti-Racism Coalition (ARC), student associations, and professional healthcare organizations focused on diversity and health justice issues. The Journal Special Collections tab includes journal issues and health news on antiracism issues. The Antiracism Books at Himmelfarb tab includes books and ebooks available at Himmelfarb.

This guide also provides links to podcasts, tutorials, and videos including:

To learn more about these resources, read the full post!

References: Galarneau, C. (2018). Getting King’s Words Right. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 29(1), 5–8. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2018.0001

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