Medical Writing and Research Methodology for the Orthopaedic Surgeon

ISBN-13: 9783319693491 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 86 str.

Cyril Mauffrey; Marius M. Scarlat

Opis

In addition, the editors offer tips and tricks for non-native speakers writing in English.As such, the book provides an accessible and comprehensive resource for all those seeking guidance on how to publish their research work in the field of orthopaedics.

Spis treści

Preface – Introduction on challenges and future perspectives of medical writing

Cyril Mauffrey, Marius Scarlat: 

1. Fraud in Publishing
Andreas Mavrogenis, Georgios N. Panagopoulos, Cyril Mauffrey, Marius Scarlat 

2. The use of English and its editing
Andrew Quaile 

3. Developing a sound research methodology
Luca Pierannunzii

4. What Editors and Reviewers look for: Tips for successfull research publication
Ryan Stancil, Seth S. Leopold, Adam Sassoon

5. Medical Writing: Systematic reviews and Meta-analyses
Simon Tiziani, Christoph Pape

6. Epidemiological studies
Charles M. Court-Brown, Stuart A. Aitken

7. Common causes of rejection
Frederic M. Pieracci

8. Tips and tricks for non-English writers
Matthew P. Abdel, Matthieu Ollivier

9. Impact factor and altmetrics what is the future?
Costas Papakostidis, Peter Giannoudis

10. Open access journals – The

future of scientific publishing?
Philip F. Stahel, Todd VanderHeiden

O autorze

Cyril Mauffrey MD, FACS, FRCS is the Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at Denver Health Medical Center and an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has a special interest in pelvic/acetabular fractures and the management of long bone infections/non unions. His research focuses on clinical trials in post-traumatic osteomyelitis and novel treatment strategies for this condition. Dr Mauffrey is Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. He serves on the editorial board of several journals and has over 100 indexed orthopaedic publications. Further, he is actively involved in teaching medical writing through webinars and symposiums with the AAOS, SICOT and various other organisations.

Marius Scarlat MD is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery and arthroscopy. In addition to his busy clinical practice he is the Editor in Chief of International Orthopaedics, which receives several thousand submissions per year. Dr Scarlat has over a decade of experience in the medical writing/publishing world through numerous journals. He organises and chairs the yearly SICOT medical writing workshop and symposium.

Blurb

This unique guide is designed to facilitate the complex task of getting a paper published in an orthopaedics journal. The editors have enlisted expert orthopaedic surgeons from prestigious academic institutions, who share essential advice on how to set up and write on your research. The book addresses fraud issues, the correct use of English and editing, how to develop a sound research methodology, and editors’ and reviewers’ expectations, along with the main reasons for rejection. The future of the Impact Factor, altmetrics and Open Access journals are also discussed, and will be of special interest to young faculty who are starting their research career. The chapters are structured in a reproducible and easy-to-follow format. In addition, the editors offer tips and tricks for non-native speakers writing in English.

As such, the book provides an accessible and comprehensive resource for all those seeking guidance on how to publish their research work in the field of orthopaedics.