journal publishing

autorship - Medical Manuscript Submission Services | Bio-Medical Research experts

Advanced Authorship Metrics for Biomedical Research

Three alternative ways to assign credit for bioscience authors working in collaboratives. By Drea Burbank MD, consultant specializing in disruptive medical technology  Science is changing.  Trends such as authorship reform and increasing numbers of multidisciplinary studies indicate that scientific authorship may need to evolve.  Three alternative authorship structures that could gain traction in future include […]

Advanced Authorship Metrics for Biomedical Research Read More »

autorship - Medical Manuscript Submission Services | Bio-Medical Research experts

Solutions for Authorships

TALKING ABOUT AUTHORSHIP IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH Two simple practices to improve the quality of biomedical research and authorship. By Drea Burbank, MD and consultant specializing in disruptive medical technology   The reproducibility crisis has made authorship reform a priority for scientists. There is evidence from “meta-research” — a field of research

Solutions for Authorships Read More »

Medical Manuscript Submission Services | Bio-Medical Research experts

What are some rules or guidelines for writing academic essays and research papers?

Reporting guidelines help and guide authors in the preparation and accurate reporting of research studies, e.g., CONSORT for randomized trials, STROBE for observational studies, PRISMA for systematic reviews, STARD for diagnostic accuracy studies, and CARE for case reports. Editors of biomedical journals will

What are some rules or guidelines for writing academic essays and research papers? Read More »

impact factor-Medical Manuscript Submission Services | Bio-Medical Research experts

Beyond the Impact Factor – The Rising Popularity of Altmetrics

The journal impact factor (IF) is the most ubiquitous metric used to evaluate research nowadays. It is a measure of the average number of citations a paper published in a given journal has received over a two-year period. It is calculated by Thomson Reuters, and is published yearly in the Journal Citation Reports.

Beyond the Impact Factor – The Rising Popularity of Altmetrics Read More »

Medical Manuscript Submission Services | Bio-Medical Research experts

Six aspects to consider when choosing a bibliographic reference manager.

Fiddling with citations and organizing an ever-growing number of files can be a source of great distress for researchers. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Reference management software, or reference managers (RMs), are intended to facilitate these tasks.

Six aspects to consider when choosing a bibliographic reference manager. Read More »

Medical Manuscript Submission Services | Bio-Medical Research experts

Medical data cleansing and checking: Save time by planning ahead

I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently analysing clinical datasets for a couple of projects. This has reminded me of the mistakes I have made in the past, and the lessons I have learned to make life SO much easier. I thought I’d share a few thoughts! Planning ahead and following some simple rules

Medical data cleansing and checking: Save time by planning ahead Read More »

Medical Manuscript Submission Services | Bio-Medical Research experts

Navigating the journal submission process – are you really prepared!

Who remembers the days of mailing your valuable manuscript to a journal’s editorial office, or even faxing through your 20+-page document? Simpler times, maybe. Nowadays, you almost have to take an intensive course to come to grips with the complexities of some of the online manuscript submission and tracking systems used by journals and publishers.

Navigating the journal submission process – are you really prepared! Read More »