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Wzór prawidłowo przygotowanego tekstu do publikacji w czasopiśmie zagranicznymExperimenting Critically, Presenting Logically Keywords
Abstract Peer reviewed journals are among the most valuable sources of reliable and up-to-date information for practicing physicians, researchers, and the medical community. As these journals become oversaturated with more submissions than they can publish, rejection rates increase and the criteria for acceptance become more and more stringent. However, lower acceptance rates have been found to be associated with higher quality publications. Authors should compose their valuable subject matter concisely and convey this information logically. They should also remember that a manuscript of little importance to one journal might be of great importance to another. Manuscript INTRODUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS Authors should also make sure that the manuscript follows the journal′s guidelines for authors, which may include manuscript writing style and section formatting, among others. [6] By using a consistent writing style, the authors will effectively convey the study to the journal′s audience. [7] The references in the bibliography should be presented by using the standard formatting guidelines of the journal. [6] Commonly abbreviated terms should be written out with the abbreviation in parenthesis when first used - all usage thereafter should be in the abbreviated form. [7] The use of common terminology is essential for the universal understanding of the author′s work. [7] Latin is commonly used to describe many procedures and conditions involved to the study unless other names are in widespread use. [7] Upon completion, but before submission to the selected journal, the manuscript should be submitted to a non-affiliated colleague, or even a few, for review. Their feedback should be appreciated whether it was positive or negative and relevant changes should be made to the manuscript as per the suggestions of the reviewer(s). However, some feedback should be taken with a grain of salt. RESULTS As a new and original work that deals with timely issues of lasting value, the manuscript body should be logical and concise to effectively convey the objectives, results, and conclusions of the study. The subject of the study should be discussed completely; while organization of the manuscript with the inclusion of supportive figures and tables is commonly considered to be crucial for understandability. DISCUSSION CONCLUSION Acknowledgements This paper was written based on my experience and observations as the Language Editor at the Central European Journal of Urology. References 1. Monthly Aggregate Submission Statistics (n.d.) in The National Institutes of Health Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) system. Retrieved July 3rd, 2012 from http://nihms.nih.gov/stats/ 2. Hammer PA and Hopper DA. Experimental Design. Growth Chamber Handbook. 13:183. 3. Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (April 2010) in International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Retrieved July 3rd, 2012. From http://www.icmje.org/urm_main.html 4. Writing a Bibliography (examples of APA & MLA styles) (n.d.). Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, & Tools. Retrieved July 3rd, 2012. From http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_biblio.shtml 5. Drugs A-Z List (n.d.). R xList. Retrieved July 3rd, 2012. From http://www.rxlist.com/drugs/alpha_a.htm 6. Instructions for Authors (n.d.). Central European Journal of Urology. Retrieved July 3rd, 2012. From http://www.termedia.pl/Journal/Central_European_Journal_of_Urology-57/Dla_autorow 7. Iverson C, Christiansen S, Flanagin A, et al.: AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 10th ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2007. 8. Lee KP, Schotland M, Bacchetti P, Bero LA: Association of Journal Quality Indicators With Methodological Quality of Clinical Research Articles. JAMA 2002; 287(21):2805−2808 |