What are appropriate sources for case studies entered into GLOBE?

Case studies appear in a variety of sources ranging from peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles, book chapters and books to online reports, white papers, “grey literature” and more.

To decide whether a specific source is appropriate for entry into GLOBE, please consider that:

• The purpose of entering case studies into GLOBE is to provide trustworthy sources of local knowledge that will be useful in producing global knowledge by means of meta-study and other research synthesis approaches.  
• All case studies entered into GLOBE should therefore be linked to an accessible source that would be appropriate for use in a meta-study.

While we expect that most case studies will be tied to a peer-reviewed scholarly journal article, other sources such as books, conference proceedings, etc. are considered appropriate in GLOBE given that the information tied to a case study is accessible online or by inter-library loan to researchers wishing to know more.

The following Tables list all acceptable types of study sources (Academic, Reports & Documents, and Sites & Data) along with their formal .RIS abbreviations, as used in Reference Manager Software (like Zotero, Mendeley, Endnote).  Consistent use of these codes is especially important for conducting Bulk Uploads of case studies.

Academic Sources: