Publishing Your Medical Research Paper; What They Don't Teach You in Medical School

By Daniel W. Byrne

Provides new and practical information on how to write a publishable paper. Written for the clinican rather than the statistician, the book presents the technical information needed. It also offers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0683300741
• ISBN13: 9780683300741
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 1.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

The best book I've seen on the market for writing a research paper

Unfortunately no longer available at a regular price. I wrote my first paper with it. Easy to follow for people with no previous writing experience.

It is must have for both clinician and Biostatistician

On the back of the book, it says that it is written for the clinician, not the statistician. I would say that a biostatistician should definitely read this book before conducting any consulting or collaborations. One has to understand the clients's needs (clinician) as well as the client's audience to be a truely effective biostatistician. A must have. When would be the next version?

Amazing!

A great guide that will aid you during medical research projects. Easy learning, great setup and very very helpful.Just buy it!!

Winner of 2 awards from the American Medical Writers Assoc.

Taking care of sick and injured patients requires special skills, obtained at considerable effort over many years. What about publishing research reports? Any author will tell you that completing and then publishing a research project requires an enormous amount of time and effort. The number of submitted manuscripts has increased more rapidly than the number of journals; at some of our strongest journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, JAMA, only about 10% of submitted papers are accepted. Clearly, a "wannabe" author needs any and every bit of help he/she can get.Dan Byrne's attractive reasonably priced "Publishing Your Medical Research Paper" provides essential help for both the novice and the more experienced author. The book is unique in many ways. For example, some of the material was obtained from a questionnaire sent to reviewers - the best source of ideas and tips about how to submit a successful, competitive manuscript.Both the overall big picture, and small, but important details are well covered. Several chapters focus on overall objectives. For example, chapter one summarizes ten key principles for success. Some are obvious, but easy to overlook."Invest ample time and money in planning."As Dan Byrne suggests, you need to spend a lot of time thinking about your research problem and formulating a research plan before you do anything. Without a clear aim and a careful literature review, you are unlikely to succeed, or, if you do, you may simply duplicate previous work.There is equal attention to small points, such as choice and effective use of graphics."You can reduce your graph on a photocopier to see how it will look. Edit the graph until it is as uncluttered and professional as possible."Any experienced reviewer will tell you how important it is to submit a manuscript with clear writing, clear graphics, and a clear development of ideas. As the book points out, even if the idea is good, a poorly prepared, confusing manuscript is likely to be rejected simply because the reviewers and editors are unsure what the author is trying to say.It is easy to develop a hostile attitude to reviewers and editors, especially when, after months of hard work your only reward is: "Dear___: I am sorry to inform you we are returning your manuscript entitled .... Because of tight space requirements, we are forced to reject many high quality papers such as yours...."At such times it helps to remember that Dr. Rosalyn Yalow collected and framed all the rejection letters she received prior to eventual acceptance and publication of the paper for which she was awarded the 1977 Nobel prize in medicine. This book provides accurate, detailed information to authors so they will understand what reviewers and editors look for, and how they judge the quality of a manuscript.The appendices, which take up about a third of the book, provide practical information to guide authors through the publicat

Excellent!

This book is an excellent and well-documented guide to the design of clinical trials, the analysis of data, and the construction of a high quality manuscript. Both the novice and the expert will derive many helpful suggestions from its content.