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Dec 3, 2014 · Practice makes perfect, he said. “Just keep writing, no matter how awful it is.”. Keep a sharp eye on your abstract, tables and figures. “For many papers we assess at JAMA, we don’t even read them [initially],” Dr. Livingston said. “We just look at the abstract, tables and figures.
Apr 10, 2024 · The introduction and discussion sections of a research paper often take the most time and require a separate set of skills to “translate” findings to a broader context. At the beginning of developing a paper, Lasky-Su and her team put together an overarching outline and then spent months synthesizing the results.
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- Host
- Why Do You Want to Publish?
- Is Your Research Question A Good Question?
- Where to Start
- Where Do I Submit My Research?
- Be Wary of Predatory Journals
- Prepare Your Work For Publication
- Causes For Rejection
- How to Find A Mentor
Charles Lopresto, DO, Department of Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Queens/Weill Cornell Medicine
Jessica Li, MD-PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania, chair, AMA Medical Student Section Committee on Scientific Issues
I wanted to start first with the very basic question of why? When you're going to publish something you should ask yourself, why do I want to publish something? The answer to this question will really determine how much time and energy and ultimately satisfaction you're going to get from your project. Are you genuinely interested in this topic? Are...
The next tip is really to make sure you ask a good question. This may seem obvious, but that's the main crux of making sure that you get published, is that,is your question a good question? Some things you want to consider: has this question been asked before? Has it been answered before? Are there other next questions that others have asked? Often...
So let's say you've come to say that OK, I have a question, I want to answer a question, but I've never done research before, where do I start? So your first project is probably not going to be a randomized double-blind clinical controlled trial with NIH funding. So don't get overwhelmed. That's something that I see a lot from people or questions f...
So let's say you were successful and you wrote something and you have a project. Now the question comes, what do you do with it? So of course, you submit it somewhere. But where? So when I was doing research back in college actually I got some very good advice from my mentor at the time. He said you have to take a look at the journals in your field...
Another concept here is to really be aware of predatory journals. You can do this more traditional route of, again, ranking the journals by the impact factor. We all know what are the, quote-unquote, "important" or "prestigious" journals in our field, but there are going to be other opportunities for you to publish in other places. There are a lot ...
So once you figured out where you want to publish, the next step is really to prepare your work for publication. And you may say, “oh well, I already wrote my paper and I just have to submit it.” That's really not the case. As somebody who's been an editor and a reviewer on a journal, I can tell you that a surefire way to get rejected easily or hav...
So the last thing that I wanted to talk about was some things along this line, things that will for sure get you rejected. So it may seem obvious, but poor study design due to bias. These are things that if you're a newer researcher or you haven't done too much study design, it may be difficult for you to pick up on if you're working more independe...
Li:Well, while people are typing, we've got some really good points that I wouldn't have thought of going so far before the actual publication process. I think you're so right, finding a good question to ask and finding a good mentor to help teach you what those questions may be and how to go about doing that is so important. But how do you think s...
I had an enormous craving to write a brief communication after reading a manuscript “Publication Audit” and “editorials” recently published in Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences regarding “common reasons for not accepting manuscripts for further processing after editor’s triage and initial screening” and “challenges faced by medical editors”.1-3 Since the human has handed ...
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Apr 23, 2021 · How to Get Published in a Medical Journal. Apr 23, 2021. One of the most effective ways to stand out during medical school interviews is to have research experience under your belt. And even better, publishing your scientific findings in a peer-reviewed academic or medical journal. If this is an endeavour you want to pursue, keep reading!
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Go to: Preparing the Manuscript According to that Publication’s Style Guidelines. Study a recent issue of the journal to which the manuscript is to be sent, and prepare the manuscript accordingly. One should also examine the journal’s Instructions to Authors and follow the suggested guidelines. 10.
