Peer-to-peer communication

Question 1

Which vehicles do we use to communicate ideas?

Answer 1

Papers
Posters
Presentations

Question 2

Process of publication of a journal

Answer 2

1. Submission: the researcher writes a paper and submits it to the editor of a journal
2. Editorial Phase: The editor determines whether the article is of sufficient quality, he either accepts or rejects it. If he accepts it he gives it to the reviewers
3. Peer-reviewer process: The reviewers review the article for quality research
4. the article is returned to the editor along with a recommendation to either reject it or revise it/accept
5. Responding to reviewers: the article is returned to the researcher along with the reviewer’s feedback and any requests for revision.
6. the editor receives the revised article and makes the final decision to publish or not
7. Publication

Question 3

Definition of a subscription

Answer 3

payment of regular use of service paid by readers or institutes

Question 4

Definition of open access

Answer 4

authors pay to publish: no costs for readers

Question 5

When do we refer to a document as a paper?

Answer 5

when it has been published

Question 6

When do we refer to a document as a manuscript?

Answer 6

When the document is a draft

Question 7

When should the target journal be chosen?

Answer 7

Before you start writing to follow specific author instruction

Question 8

What is an Impact factor?

Answer 8

It is a number indicating the importance of a scientific journal

Question 9

How do we calculate impact factor?

Answer 9

IF= total number of citations of papers published in a journal over the last 2 years/ total number of papers published in the same journal over 2 years

Question 10

What helps boost impact factor?

Answer 10

Selection e.g. NEJM receives 4000 manuscripts a year and publishes around 450 papers

Question 11

What are the uniform requirements of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)?

Answer 11

Use IMRaD
Use double spacing throughout
Number the pages
begin each section on a new page

Question 12

What is the author H index?

Answer 12

Used to calculate author prestige

Question 13

How is the author H index?

Answer 13

It is calculated by counting the number of publications for which an author has been cited by other authors at least that same number of times

Question 14

What is peer-review?

Answer 14

Scrutiny of academic work by experts not involved in its creation

Question 15

What do peer-reviewers help editors decide?

Answer 15

What to publish and what not to publish

Question 16

What is the peer reviewers’ job?

Answer 16

Help editors make the decision which research should be published, and which should not; provide feedback and suggestions for authors, helping authors and to improve quality of their research output

Question 17

What is the order of publication?

Answer 17

researcher–> editor–> reviewers–> editor—> researchers–> editor–> publication

Question 18

How can one submit a manuscript?

Answer 18

by creating an account on an online manuscript submission website

Question 19

Is submission to more than one journal permitted?

Answer 19

NO

Question 20

How do journals select reviewers?

Answer 20

algorithms select pertinent reviewers using keywords in title; in small journals it may be the editor’s personal contacts

Question 21

What must an author do with reviewer comments?

Answer 21

you must go through reviewer’s comments in sequence, you cannot ignore reviewer comments

Question 22

How many reviewers are there per paper?

Answer 22

2

Question 23

Is peer-review work paid?

Answer 23

No

Question 24

How do reviewers make comments?

Answer 24

• journal sends link to manuscript
• read journal’s instructions for reviewers
• list comments numerically

Question 25

How many English speakers are there?

Answer 25

400 million; 1.5 billion non-native speakers

Question 26

How does one know whether to use UK or USA English?

Answer 26

Check the target journal

Question 27

What is the difference between UK and USA English?

Answer 27

USA English normally eliminates diphthongs: gynaecology/gynecology

Question 28

When should fullstops never be used?

Answer 28

After titles, initials, acronyms

Question 29

What are the 2 rules for using Latin terminology?

Answer 29

1. Use italic font type
2. Use original plural form

Question 30

How are single-digit numbers written?

Answer 30

in words

Question 31

How are 2 or more digits in numbers written?

Answer 31

in numbers

Question 32

What is the exception with numbers?

Answer 32

At start of sentences in words

Question 33

How are units of measurements written?

Answer 33

as numbers