Articles
All Topics
In general, p values tell readers only whether any difference between groups, relationship, etc., is likely to be due to chance or to the variable(s) you are studying…
- Marisha Fonseca
- October 16, 2013
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) defines a clinical trial as any research project wherein human subjects are prospectively assigned to an…
- Dr. Shazia Khanam
- October 16, 2013
Recent times have witnessed a drastic increase in the number of cases of scientific misconduct. In fact, the number of documented cases—419 in 2012, which is twice the…
- Dr. Shazia Khanam
- October 16, 2013
What are the most common mistakes authors make? I will share the views of a committee of journal editors, who are also the compilers of the popular medical style guide,…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 16, 2013
The number of published papers being retracted is increasing dramatically and is higher than ever before. Although retracted papers still represent a miniscule…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 16, 2013
A group of three researchers affiliated to different institutions in Chicago, IL, recently published a paper in Nature, in which they have proposed a new formula that…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 16, 2013
The pressure to publish is immense; the pressure to publish in high-impact journals, even more so for any young researcher trying to establish a successful research…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 16, 2013
Do you want to improve your grant-writing skills and increase your chances of getting funded? This article provides effective strategies to create an effective and…
- Marisha Fonseca
- October 16, 2013
It is that time of the year when the Nobel Prize winners are announced and researchers wait anxiously to see if their specific field of study is recognized. But now as…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 16, 2013
Comments by peer reviewers and journal editors are meant to help authors improve their manuscript. Follow the three golden rules mentioned in this article when…
- Mriganka Awati
- October 16, 2013