John Flashcards
PEER
One that is of equal standing of another
PAPERS
Technical documents published in technical journals
POSTERS
A form of communicating data already published in a paper but in a condensed and visual format
Follows the IMRaD structure
Methods: 200 words
Results: 200 words + figures\graphs+ statistical analysis of data
Generally the longest section
Conclusion: 200 words
PRESENTATIONS
An oral way of communicating data
Time: 10 minutes
3 TYPES OF LITERATURE
- Primary: Focuses upon discovery, new ideas
- Secondary: Review articles. It is about topics that have already been discovered
- Tertiary: Textbooks and manuals
REFERENCES
Foundations upon which the research is build
IMRaD STRUCTURE
- Introduction ( explain what the problem was)
- Methods ( explain how the problem was studied)
- Results ( what we found out)
- Discussion ( interpretation of what we found out)
Word limit: 4000 words
PEER TO PEER COMUNICATION
Uses standard structures, has relatively limited vocabulary and tends to be repetitive
ABSTRACT
Summary of the article
Place before the intro but written only one we have finished the IMRaD
Single paragraph: 250 words
Structured abstract: 400 words
STANDARD PAPER STRUCTURE
- Title
- Authors
- keywords and main abbreviations used
- Abstract
- IMRaD
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Graphic elements and figures (embedded by the editorial staff of the journal)
AUTHORS
- First: corresponding author
- Last: project chief
- Others: author listed in order of contribution
IMPACT FACTOR
Used evaluate the relative importance of a journal within its field.
Calculated by dividing the number of citations of articles published in a journal over the preceding two years by the total number of publications in that same journal during the same period
Highest IF: English journal of medicine
VANCOUVER DOCUMENT
Rules for writing a Paper written by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
( ex.
-The subject has to be at the beginning of the sentence
- Subject and verb should be close
- Better to write in the active voice)
TITLE
- Declarative ( we know what to expect)
- Indicative ( no statement is made)
Max 15 words
We do not include punctuation except for colons and question marks
PEER REVIEW
Analysis/examination of academic work carried out by experts not involved in its creation
STEPS FOR PUBLISHING A PAPER
- The researcher writes the paper and submits it to the editor
- The editor will either accept or reject the article. If the article gets accepted, the editor will send it to the reviewers
- The reviewers examine the article and then return it to the editor , with a recommendation to either reject the article, revise it or accept it
- The article is returned to the researcher along with the reviewers feedback. She will have to revise it and resubmit it
- The editor receives the revised article and makes the final decision to publish it or not
COMMENTS OF REVIEWERS:
- Comments for authors
- Comments to the editor
COVER LETTER
Letter to the editor of the journal that presents you, your team and your work, explaining why your article fits the target journal and population.
Max of 250 words
PAPER CATEGORY
Original research
CHOOSING REVIEWERS
- Database
- Personal contacts
- Suggested by authors
WRITING A REVIEW
- Read the journal’s instruction for reviewers
- List chronologically the imperfections of the document
- Number the comments
- Identify the strength and the weaknesses of the document
- Meet the deadline
REASONS FOR REJECTION
- Not original
- The design was inadequate;
- The sample size was too small
- The statistical analysis was inadequate ;
- Possibly clinical inference was poor (you couldn’t put it in practice)
ABSTRACT- VERB TENSE
Simple past
INTRODUCTION-VERB TENSE
- Simple past ( for aims and hypothesis)
- Simple present ( for existing evidence)
