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A. Search engines overview
Free search tools: PubMed () Google () Google Scholar () HighWire Portal ()
(adapted from .ppt presentation of Adair TH, 2006)
Re-review decision
Publication
A. Instructions to authors - read and adhere

Read fully the journal instructions – this is invariably a good investment in time
A. Tips for using on-line submission systems

Compile all metadata, cover letter, manuscript incl. tables, supplemental files, artwork files (separate) before you start
A. Fundamental questions
What do you have to say? Is it worth saying? What is the right format? What is the audience? What is the right journal?
A. Before you start
1.
B1. Unoriginal or unsound work:
Doesn’t expand knowledge (even at local level) – but some new journals like PloSONE and Nature Communications seem to be less concerned about this

If its your first time with the system - get help

Register an account – don’t duplicate accounts

Don’t duplicate submissions
A. Cover letter

Many journals now have on-line forms If not, below is a sample cover letter:
Experimental set-up flawed
Statistical analysis flawed: inadequate controls, hypothesis not adequately tested Retrospective studies are limited in terms of their experimental set-up – i.e. no randomisation or control group etc. – therefore rarely make it into top journals
A. Journal selection
Check-out the aims and scope of your target journal
Revise your
manuscript to suit any specific journal requirements
A. What type of paper?
(Day RA, Gastel B. How to write and publish a scientific paper. 7th edn, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, p.115)
A. Include patient group
In China studies often include very large patient groups – much larger than in US and European equivalents Provide details in the cover letter and upload additional patient group information as supplemental files – improves credibility
Define study team and roles Think about eventual authorship situation Search the literature thoroughly Talk to a statistician about study design and subsequent analysis Randomised control trials (RCT) should be registered and follow a checklist like CONSORT
Novelty: description of new event/process/technique/case hopefully not resembling anything known or used (can be novel but not important) – e.g. Case report, How-to-do-it, Technical note Analysis: testing a hypothesis - determining the fundamental processes involved in or responsible for an action, reaction, or other natural phenomenon – e.g. Original article, Research paper Compilation: state-of-the–art overview of how things are but does not test how things work – hypotheses are not tested – e.g. Literature review (Systematic review, Best evidence topic, Meta-analysis), Editorial Correspondence: commentary on any of above – e.g. Letter to the Editor, Editorial comment


B. Most common reasons for rejection
B. Ten most common reasons for rejection (or failure)
Unoriginal or unsound work 2. Incorrect journal 3. Incorrect format 4. Incorrect type allocation 5. Previous rejection 6. Slicing & Duplication 7. Plagiarism 8. Authorship 9. Unready work 10. English so bad it’s ambiguous
Specialised portals: CTSNet portal ()
Subscription based:

ISI Web of Science () • Scopus () • Journals@Ovid () • MD Consult ()
A. Scientific review process
Completion of research
Preparation of manuscript
Submission of manuscript
Assignment and review
Decision Rejection Revision Resubmission Acceptance
A. Targeting journals significance of work
Global – go for big international multidisciplinary journal like: Nature, Science, PNAS, Lancet, NEJM
Within discipline – go for international speciality journal like: Circulation, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Brain Research Local – go for national level journal – like Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Confirmation or Repeat study (Me too) – go for high acceptance rate journal – often author-pays – like PLoSONE, Nature Communications
Three part presentation
A. Manuscript preparation and submission B. Most common reasons for rejection C. Handling reviewer comments
A. Manuscript preparation and submission
A. Right journal for you?
PubMed/MedLine/Current Contents listing ISI Impact factor average number of times published papers are cited up to two years after publication Print circulation and on-line usage Do you peers/assessors read it? History/prestige/society affiliation Review/publication speed Articles cited in your reference list lead you to the right choice of journal
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