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Wirth F, Cadogan CA, Fialová D, Hazen A, Lutters M, Paudyal V, Weidmann AE, Okuyan B, Henman MC. Writing a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal: Guidance from the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy. Int J Clin Pharm 2024; 46:548-554. [PMID: 38332208 PMCID: PMC10960906 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-023-01695-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Publishing in reputable peer-reviewed journals is an integral step of the clinical pharmacy research process, allowing for knowledge transfer and advancement in clinical pharmacy practice. Writing a manuscript for publication in a journal requires several careful considerations to ensure that research findings are communicated to the satisfaction of editors and reviewers, and effectively to the readers. This commentary provides a summary of the main points to consider, outlining how to: (1) select a suitable journal, (2) tailor the manuscript for the journal readership, (3) organise the content of the manuscript in line with the journal's guidelines, and (4) manage feedback from the peer review process. This commentary reviews the steps of the writing process, identifies common pitfalls, and proposes ways to overcome them. It aims to assist both novice and established researchers in the field of clinical pharmacy to enhance the quality of writing in a research paper to maximise impact.
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- Francesca Wirth
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Sir Robert Aitken Institute for Medical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Thompson LDR. Ten Ways to Improve Getting a Scientific Manuscript Accepted. Head Neck Pathol 2024; 18:22. [PMID: 38503984 PMCID: PMC10951136 DOI: 10.1007/s12105-024-01617-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Scientific publication is the cornerstone to academic and private practice advancement in patient management and outcomes. Writing a manuscript requires a certain discipline and skill set that can be achieved with diligence and hard work. METHODS Anecdotal and review. RESULTS Several factors must be considered in scientific writing and journal manuscript submission and acceptance. Choosing where to submit the manuscript; understanding the instructions to authors; disclosing ethically; formatting correctly; never plagiarizing; supplying high quality appropriate images; creating meaningful tables; curating a pertinent but thorough bibliography; having valid, supported conclusions; and respecting timelines. CONCLUSION A discussion of relevant components in manuscript writing and journal submission to improve your chances of acceptance.
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- Lester D R Thompson
- Head and Neck Pathology Consultations, 22543 Ventura Blvd, Ste 220 PMB1034, Woodland Hills, CA, 91364, USA.
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Gonzálvez M, Muñoz-Hernández C. R programming environment in wildlife: Are Veterinary Sciences at the same level than other research areas? Res Vet Sci 2024; 166:105079. [PMID: 37963421 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.105079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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The computing environment has revolutionized the management and analysis of data in sciences during the last decades. This study aimed to evaluate the use of R software in research articles addressing the study of wildlife worldwide, particularly focusing on the research area "Veterinary Sciences". For this purpose, a systematic review mainly performed in the Web of Science database was conducted. Out of a total of 509 articles reviewed, our results show an increasing trend of the number of publications using the R software over time, as well as a wide geographical distribution at a global scale, particularly in North America, Europe, Australia and China. Most publications were categorized in research areas related to "Biological Sciences", while a minority of them was included in "Veterinary Sciences" (5.9%; 30/509). About the species groups assessed, many articles evaluated a single species group (96.5%), being mammals (50.7%) and birds (14.8%) the most studied ones. The present study showed a high variety of R-packages used in the publications reviewed, all of them related to data analysis, the study of genetic/phylogenetic information and graphical representation. Interestingly, the common use of packages between different research areas is indicative of the high interest of using R software in scientific articles. Our study points the R software as an open-source programming language that allows to support research addressing the study of wildlife, becoming a key software for many research areas, including "Veterinary Sciences". However, an in-depth methodological description about the use of R software in publications to improve the tracking, reproducibility and transparency is encouraged.
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- Moisés Gonzálvez
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Regional "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Grupo de Investigación en Sanidad Animal y Zoonosis (GISAZ), Universidad de Córdoba, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Regional "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain; Grupo SaBio, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain
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Hilliard W, Hobbs S, Jimenez R. Exploring plagiarism. Nursing 2023; 53:35-39. [PMID: 37616403 DOI: 10.1097/01.nurse.0000942848.64158.dc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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ABSTRACT Plagiarism is a common issue in academic and professional communities. This article discusses ways to avoid plagiarism by identifying valuable resources, such as appropriate paraphrasing, creative work organizing, and new technology. Understanding copyright law safeguards is critical to avoiding plagiarism.
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- Wanda Hilliard
- At Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program, Wanda Hilliard is an associate professor, Stacy Hobbs is an adjunct faculty, and Rosalinda Jimenez is an associate professor
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Nagendrababu V, Duncan HF, Fouad AF, Kirkevang LL, Parashos P, Pigg M, Vaeth M, Jayaraman J, Suresh N, Jakovljevic A, Dummer PMH. PROBE 2023 guidelines for reporting observational studies in endodontics: Explanation and elaboration. Int Endod J 2023; 56:652-685. [PMID: 36851874 DOI: 10.1111/iej.13909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Observational studies play a critical role in evaluating the prevalence and incidence of conditions or diseases in populations as well as in defining the benefits and potential hazards of health-related interventions. There are currently no reporting guidelines for observational studies in the field of Endodontics. The Preferred Reporting Items for study Designs in Endodontology (PRIDE) team has developed and published new reporting guidelines for observational-based studies called the 'Preferred Reporting items for OBservational studies in Endodontics (PROBE) 2023' guidelines. The PROBE 2023 guidelines were developed exclusively for the speciality of Endodontics by integrating and adapting the 'STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE)' checklist and the 'Clinical and Laboratory Images in Publications (CLIP)' principles. The recommendations of the Guidance for Developers of Health Research Reporting Guidelines were adhered to throughout the process of developing the guidelines. The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide for authors by providing an explanation for each of the items in the PROBE 2023 checklist along with relevant examples from the literature. The document also offers advice to authors on how they can address each item in their manuscript before submission to a journal. The PROBE 2023 checklist is freely accessible and downloadable from the PRIDE website (http://pride-endodonticguidelines.org/probe/).
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- Division of Restorative Dentistry, Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research (MAHER), Chennai, India
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Ran L, Liu X, Xue B. Worldwide research trend of publications concerning spermatogenesis over past 10 years: A bibliometric study. Andrologia 2022; 54:e14570. [PMID: 36054473 PMCID: PMC10078559 DOI: 10.1111/and.14570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fertility is a hot topic and many publications on spermatogenesis has been published during the past 10 years (2012-2021). This study aims to analyse the research trends and dynamics on spermatogenesis using bibliometric methods. In this study, only articles with an annual average citation of 1 or more were selected for analysis, and a total of 4849 articles were analysed. The results show that in the field of spermatogenesis over the past 10 years, mainland China and the United States are the two leading countries, and international collaboration becoming increasingly close; Nanjing Medical University is the most widely published and collaborated institution; PLOS One and Biology of Reproduction are the most published and cited journals; Andrologia is the most popular journal in Andrology subspecialty; Zhang has made the largest contribution, with the highest number of publications and total citations; 'testis', 'male infertility' and 'apoptosis' were the most researched trend topics. The future trends on spermatogenesis are likely to favour hot topics such as 'inflammation', 'transcriptomics' and 'exosomes'. In the conclusion, our study analyses the research trends on spermatogenesis over the past 10 years, which will provide a reference for researchers in this field.
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- Lingxiang Ran
- Department of Urologythe Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversitySuzhouChina
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- Department of Urologythe Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversitySuzhouChina
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- Department of Urologythe Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow UniversitySuzhouChina
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How Your Writing Can Succeed: Getting a Manuscript Accepted by The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Am J Gastroenterol 2022; 117:11-15. [PMID: 34738549 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Kumar A. Materials and method: The “Recipe” of a research. J Indian Soc Periodontol 2022; 26:199-200. [PMID: 35602534 PMCID: PMC9118934 DOI: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_119_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Kumar A. Writing the discussion: The analysis should speak for itself. J Indian Soc Periodontol 2022; 26:421-422. [PMID: 36339378 PMCID: PMC9626777 DOI: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_317_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Forero DA, Curioso WH, Patrinos GP. The importance of adherence to international standards for depositing open data in public repositories. BMC Res Notes 2021; 14:405. [PMID: 34727971 PMCID: PMC8561348 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-021-05817-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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There has been an important global interest in Open Science, which include open data and methods, in addition to open access publications. It has been proposed that public availability of raw data increases the value and the possibility of confirmation of scientific findings, in addition to the potential of reducing research waste. Availability of raw data in open repositories facilitates the adequate development of meta-analysis and the cumulative evaluation of evidence for specific topics. In this commentary, we discuss key elements about data sharing in open repositories and we invite researchers around the world to deposit their data in them.
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- Diego A Forero
- Health and Sport Sciences Research Group, School of Health and Sport Sciences, Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina, Bogotá, Colombia. .,Professional Program in Respiratory Therapy, School of Health and Sport Sciences, Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad Continental, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.,Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE.,Zayed Center for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAE
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Barroga E, Matanguihan GJ. Creating Logical Flow When Writing Scientific Articles. J Korean Med Sci 2021; 36:e275. [PMID: 34664802 PMCID: PMC8524230 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Numerous guidelines on how to write a scientific article have been published. Many books and articles giving detailed instructions on how to develop a research question, perform a literature search, or design a study protocol are widely available. However, there are few guidelines on how to create logical flow when writing a scientific article. Logical flow is the key to achieving a smooth and orderly progression of ideas, sentences, paragraphs, and content towards a convincing conclusion. This article provides guidelines for creating logical flow when writing the text and main sections of a scientific article. The first step is creating a draft outline of the whole article. Once completed, the draft outline is developed into a single, coherent article that logically explains the study. Logical flow in the text is created by using precise and concise words, composing clear sentences, and connecting well-structured paragraphs. The use of transitions connects sentences and paragraphs, ensuring clarity and coherence when presenting academic arguments and conclusions. Logical flow in the main sections of a scientific article is achieved by presenting the whole story of the article sequentially in the introduction, methods, results, and discussion, focusing attention on the most important points in each section, and connecting all of these to the main purpose of the study.
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- Edward Barroga
- Department of General Education, Graduate School of Nursing Science, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Burke NL, Frank GKW, Hilbert A, Hildebrandt T, Klump KL, Thomas JJ, Wade TD, Walsh BT, Wang SB, Weissman RS. Open science practices for eating disorders research. Int J Eat Disord 2021; 54:1719-1729. [PMID: 34555191 PMCID: PMC9107337 DOI: 10.1002/eat.23607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This editorial seeks to encourage the increased application of three open science practices in eating disorders research: Preregistration, Registered Reports, and the sharing of materials, data, and code. For each of these practices, we introduce updated International Journal of Eating Disorders author and reviewer guidance. Updates include the introduction of open science badges; specific instructions about how to improve transparency; and the introduction of Registered Reports of systematic or meta-analytical reviews. The editorial also seeks to encourage the study of open science practices. Open science practices pose considerable time and other resource burdens. Therefore, research is needed to help determine the value of these added burdens and to identify efficient strategies for implementing open science practices.
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- Natasha L. Burke
- Department of Psychology, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Integrated Research and Treatment Center Adiposity Diseases, Behavioral Medicine Research Unit, Leipzig, Germany
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- Center of Excellence in Eating and Weight Disorders, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Blackbird Initiative, Órama Institute for Mental Health and Well-Being, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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