Safe Clinical Research Guidelines During a Pandemic
The current coronavirus pandemic required a swift response from authorities in an effort to manage the spread of the virus. Lockdown in many countries was enforced quickly to try…
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Noun Stacks: Why You Should Avoid them in Scientific Writing
When we write, we want to be understood. Good writing should be clear and concise. The reader should not be left struggling to understand what they have just read. This is…
Want to Publish in PLOS Journals? Here’s What You Need to Know
“Getting rejections from top tier journals is very frustrating because publication is key to getting your findings known, as well as for obtaining grants,” says Yvonne…
An Editor-in-Chief’s Take: Addressing Post Acceptance/Publication Changes of Manuscripts
Requests to make alterations to manuscripts after they have been accepted is very rare. Editors do not maintain a systematic record of such cases. Therefore it is difficult to say…
How to Avoid Run-on Sentences in Academic Writing
When writing a paper, are you more focused on ideas or writing style? For most people, the focus is on the ideas they discuss. As a result, one thing that might get lost while…
All About ICMJE that Medical Journal Editors Should Know
Medical research is crucial; we realize that even more so in this time of crisis of the Coronavirus attack. However, the authenticity of the research is equally important,…
“Statistical Significance” a Term of the Past?
What do you do when you are trying to decide if your treatment is effective?
In your research study, there are two groups (or more), where one group (or the test group) of…
How (and Why!) to Write a Great Lay Summary
Millions of scientific articles are published every year and important scientific breakthroughs are happening daily. Scientific research is one of the most important foundations of…
How to Improve Your Academic Writing Using Language Corpora
No matter how brilliant a researcher you are, you must be able to write about your research effectively to have any impact on the scientific world. Unfortunately for most of us,…
Chasing the P-Value: Statistical Significance and the Perils of P-Hacking
In the world of research, we learn about the importance of statistical significance. The p-value (the p stands for “probability”) is crucial. Usually, a p-value of less than 0.05…
What if Your Manuscript Has Wrong Citations?
Something that every true research paper has in common is a large number of citations. When writing a paper, researchers may mention other work that inspired their study, supports…
Scientific Posters: An Effective Way of Presenting Research
Scientific publications such as manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and oral presentations aid in disseminating clinical data to the scientific world and maintain transparency of the…