Contents

Lecture with practical exercises:

• different methods to check the quality of publications like Peer Review, Retraction/Correction and background research like affiliation etc. 
• We also have a critical look on bibliometric key figures like Journal Impact Faktor (JIF) and h-Index.

General information

• Prior online registration is required (see below).
• The course starts punctually at the specified time.

Duration

120 minutes

Target Group

Students & interested parties

Language

English

Date (online)

• Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, 02:00 p.m. to 04:00 p.m.

Lecturer

Staff members of Central Library (Garystraße 39)

Registration

To the Registration form (only available via VPN or campus network)

In the event of technical problems, please contact auskunft@ub.fu-berlin.de, stating the exact training date

Meeting Point

The course is held via the Cisco Webex platform. The login details will be sent by email 1–2 days before the event.