When an author decides to submit a manuscript for publication, that manuscript begins its life cycle, going through many phases as it is checked, refined and adjusted. Here we follow an article through its life cycle, to understand the different…
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From submission to sharing: the life cycle of an article
Tagged with: article-based publishing, Dissemination and archiving, DOI, Mendeley, peer review, publication process, ScienceDirect
Posted in Academic Writing, Case report, Communication, Editing, Education, Impact Factor, Interdisciplinary research, Journal article, Medical Writing, Open access, Peer Review, Peer-reviewed Journal, Proofreading, Review article, Science and Technology, Scientific writing
Posted in Academic Writing, Case report, Communication, Editing, Education, Impact Factor, Interdisciplinary research, Journal article, Medical Writing, Open access, Peer Review, Peer-reviewed Journal, Proofreading, Review article, Science and Technology, Scientific writing
How to write an A+ research paper
This article lists some of the stages involved in writing a library-based research paper. Although this list suggests that there is a simple, linear process to writing such a paper, the actual process of writing a research paper is often…
Tagged with: analyze, contextual material, endnotes, footnotes, punctuation, research paper, sentence structure, spelling, Summarize
Posted in Communication, Editing, Education, Impact Factor, Interdisciplinary research, Journal article, Journal Selection, Manuscript format, Medical Communication, Medical Writing, Peer Review, Science, Scientific editing, Scientific writing, Writing
Posted in Communication, Editing, Education, Impact Factor, Interdisciplinary research, Journal article, Journal Selection, Manuscript format, Medical Communication, Medical Writing, Peer Review, Science, Scientific editing, Scientific writing, Writing
Finishing your PhD thesis: 15 top tips from those in the know
Many PhD students are now in the final throes of writing their thesis. Turning years of research into a single, coherent piece of work can be tough, so we asked for tips from supervisors and recent PhD graduates. Below is a…
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Posted in Communication, Editing, Education, Science, Scientific writing, Writing
Posted in Communication, Editing, Education, Science, Scientific writing, Writing
Worst practices that misconduct authors
There are several ideas going around in my head regarding the reasons for the growing plagiarism in academic publications and that someone is willing to get into this game for money: There is great pressure to publish. Capitalism is pervading everything. In general, professors…
Tagged with: academic editor, academic publications, data manipulation, Ghost writing, Honorary authorship, misconduct authors, mosaic plagiarism, peer review, pirate authors, plagiarism, recycling fraud, Salami slicing, Self-plagiarism, Worst practices
Posted in Case report, Editing, Journal article, Medical Writing, Peer Review, Review article, Science, Scientific editing, Scientific writing, Writing
Posted in Case report, Editing, Journal article, Medical Writing, Peer Review, Review article, Science, Scientific editing, Scientific writing, Writing
Six things to do before writing your manuscript
A new study, “How to Prepare a Manuscript for International Journals” — a seasoned editor gives advice to boost your chances of acceptance I think that sometimes researchers are not trained by their supervisors in writing scientific papers during the…
Tagged with: humble journals, impact factor, IMRAD format, journal articles, Journal selection, manuscript, manuscript develop, manuscript writing, original articles, perspectives, plagiarism, publishing, rapid communications, review article, scientific journal articles, scientific journals, scientific manuscripts, scientific papers, Scientific Writing, short communications, target journal
Posted in Case report, Chicago Manual Style, Communication, Editing, Health Education, Impact Factor, Interdisciplinary research, Journal article, Journal Selection, Manuscript format, Medical Communication, Medical Writing, Peer Review, Proofreading, Review article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing, Writing
Posted in Case report, Chicago Manual Style, Communication, Editing, Health Education, Impact Factor, Interdisciplinary research, Journal article, Journal Selection, Manuscript format, Medical Communication, Medical Writing, Peer Review, Proofreading, Review article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing, Writing
Appearance of Lyme disease rash can help predict how bacteria spreads through body
Lyme disease is often evident by a rash on the skin, but infections do not always produce similar rashes. This can make it difficult to detect the disease early, when antibiotic treatment is most effective. In today’s issue of the Biophysical…
Tagged with: bacteria, bacteria re-surge, bull's-eye appearance, Cellular, host immune, inflammation, Lyme disease, syphilis
Posted in Biology, Biotechnology, Case report, Chemistry, Communication, Editing, Education, Health Education, Journal article, Medical Communication, Medical Writing, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Peer Review, Physics, Proofreading, Review article, Science
Posted in Biology, Biotechnology, Case report, Chemistry, Communication, Editing, Education, Health Education, Journal article, Medical Communication, Medical Writing, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Peer Review, Physics, Proofreading, Review article, Science
Can the law improve diabetes prevention and control?
New cases of diabetes continue to increase as does the health burden for those with diabetes. Law is a critical tool for health improvement, yet assessments reported in a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine indicate that federal,…
Tagged with: clinical interventions, diabetes prevention, diabetes prevention and control, diabetes risk factors, effective health tool, evidence-based interventions, genetic disposition, preventive behaviors, public health, socioeconomic conditions
Posted in Editing, Journal article, Review article, Scientific editing
Posted in Editing, Journal article, Review article, Scientific editing
Ten tips for reviewing scientific manuscripts and 5 red flags
Ten tips for reviewing 1. Ensure that the subject is within your purview of expertise: Thus, if you are an interventional cardiologist, it would probably be best if you declined an opportunity to review a manuscript involving the pathogenesis of…
Tagged with: article reports, clinical significance, journal submission, red flags, reproduction, scientific manuscripts, statistical analysis, submission criteria, sufficient magnitude, typographical error
Posted in Editing, Impact Factor, Journal article, Journal Selection, Review article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing
Posted in Editing, Impact Factor, Journal article, Journal Selection, Review article, Scientific editing, Scientific writing
How to write a case report?
Research has become an integral part of medical careers. A case report is a way of communicating information to the medical world about a rare or unreported feature, condition, complication, or intervention by publishing it in a medical journal. When to start?…
Problems and concerns commonly cited by reviewers
There is a list of the most common reasons cited by reviewers for an applications lack of success: Lack of significance to the scientific issue being addressed. Lack of original or new ideas. Proposal of an unrealistically large amount of…
Tagged with: critical literature, reviewers, scientific issue, shaky data, shaky hypothesis
Posted in Editing, Scientific editing
Posted in Editing, Scientific editing
