
Getting Your Research Paper Published
A Surgical Perspective
- 176 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Getting Your Research Paper Published
A Surgical Perspective
About this book
A concise, user-friendly roadmap to successfully publishing surgical research papers
Written from the perspective of experienced surgeons and veteran researchers, this succinct, how-to manual provides readers with everything they need to prepare, publish, and present a scientific research paper. The expert authors address every aspect of the publication process, including quality and ethics in academic writing, the rules of authorship, grammar, formatting, style, and much more. Each consistently organized chapter begins with a brief summary and introduction and ends with up-to-date references and carefully selected suggestions for further reading.
Features:
- Numerous hints and tips appear throughout the text, such as advice on writing abstracts, and information on how to get one's paper accepted at an international meeting
- Valuable examples of good and bad introductions, recommendations for using statistical data, and common pitfalls in the reporting of surgical results
- Easy-to-reference text boxes present Key Concepts, Jargon Simplified, and Reality Checks
- Detailed diagrams help readers visualize complex points
This must-have reference is essential reading for every surgeon, surgical resident and clinical researcher who wants to contribute to the scientific community through publication in academic journals.
Getting Your Research Paper Published: A Surgical Perspective is the ideal companion to Clinical Research for Surgeons by the same authors.
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Table of contents
- Getting Your Research Paper Published: A Surgical Perspective
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- Table of Contents
- 1 Why Should We Publish Papers?
- 2 Presented but Never Published: Why Research Papers Are Not Being Published
- 3 What is the Quality of the Published Orthopaedic Literature?
- 4 Common Pitfalls in the Reporting of Surgical Results
- 5 Overview: What to Consider Before You Start Writing
- 6 Ethics in Writing: Maintaining Credibility
- 7 Authorship: What You Should Know
- 8 When Do You Need a Statistician? More than Just Number Crunchers
- 9 The Structured Abstract
- 10 Writing an Introduction
- 11 Writing a Methods Section
- 12 Results: Basics of Analysis
- 13 Results: Tables, Figures, and Appendices
- 14 How to Frame a Discussion
- 15 Referencing and Acknowledgments
- 16 Author Instructions
- 17 Formatting Your Paper: Title Page and More
- 18 Grammar Police: The Dos and Don’ts of Writing
- 19 How to Address Reviewer’s Comments: Dos and Don’ts
- 20 Getting Your Research Accepted at Scientific Meetings: Writing the Abstract
- 21 PowerPoint Presentations: Tips for Presenting Your Work
- 22 Poster Presentations: Preparing an Effective Research Poster
- 23 Be Consistent: Present and Publish the Same Results
- Glossary
- Index