Surgeons’ Guide to Medical Writing

This book, published in both the traditional paper and electronic versions, is meant to be a comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide to medical writing based on why to write and publish as much as how to get precise, informative, clear messages across to the readership. Correspondence between ideas and related information in different chapters is highlighted in the traditional paper version, as well as linked in the electronic version. Chapter 1 Where to publish (how to choose the right journal)? Stephen J. Wigmore Chapter 2 Reporting Guidelines (EQUATOR) and ethics in publishing Timothy Craig Hardcastle Chapter 3 Language and Writing Style Simon McCluney, Sam Mason, Manish Chand Chapter 4 How to read a paper (critical appraisal) Taner Shakir, Shuschun Li, Nader Francis Chapter 5 How peer review intervenes in medical writing Ilaria Di Meglio, Leo Buhler Chapter 6 From the clinical research question to publication Viktor Frieders-Justin, Raul Coimbra, Philipp Stiegler, Selman Uranues Chapter 7 Composition according to types of studies Ludovica Baldari, Luigi Boni, Elisa Cassinotti, Martyn Evans Chapter 8 Structure of a scientific article—introduction, methods, results, and discussion (IMRAD) Paulina Salminen, Caitlin W. Hicks Chapter 9 Tables and Figures Antony Haddad, Mikel Madi, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey Chapter 10 The reference list Jacob Kirkorowicz, Harrison Chau, David A. Spain Chapter 11 Basic statistical concepts for medical writing Anne Catharina Brockhaus, Stefan Sauerland Chapter 12 Systematic review and meta-analysis Chadli Dziri, Peter Yi Chang Chen Chapter 13 Abstract writing for surgical researchers: crafting a surgical research snapshot Tyler McKechnie, Richard Garfinkle Chapter 14 Conciseness: a vital objective to optimize a scientific paper’s publishability, accuracy, and impact Kevin P. White, Patrick E. Goldhawk-White Chapter 15 The non-native English-speaking author Aditya R. Kunte, Parul J. Shukla, Shailesh V. Shrikhande, William Tzu-Liang Chen Chapter 16 The metrics of publishing Zoe Garoufalia, Sameh Hany Emile, Steven D. Wexner Chapter 17 Research misconduct/scientific integrity: use of artificial intelligence Fausto Catena, Giulia Griggio, Giorgia Santandrea Chapter 18 Dealing with a rejected manuscript Steven C. Stain, Mousa Khoursheed Chapter 19 Internet and e-publishing: leveraging the internet and social media to enhance surgical research Ameera J. M. S. AlHasan, Deborah S. Keller Chapter 20 Open access journals, predatory journals and publishers R. Connor Chick, Timothy M. Pawlik Chapter 21 Grant writing for junior surgeons: a practical, step-by-step guide to success Ana Paula Lacombe, Marylise Boutros, Julio Fiore Jr