Building a Great Scientific Abstract: A Quick Checklist

      It should never be a rushed afterthought. An awful lot is riding on the quality of scientific abstracts. Most readers will rely on that summary, delving in no further. And a conference

An Author Rights Perspective on Scientific Editors

  By Hilda Bastian   What should scientific editors be able to do well? We would all be able to agree easily on some basics. Last year, a group led by David Moher and colleagues

Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses: A 5-Step Checkup

  It’s easy to be a little blinded by the specialized statistical techniques in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. As with any type of study, though, there are bad ones that can lead you down a

3 Things Expressions of Concern Reveal About the Research Publication System

0000-0002-8715-2896   An editorial expression of concern is a way to alert readers to behind-the-scenes worries about the integrity of a publication. It emerged in 1997, from the influential International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, but was

9 PubMed Ninja Skills

PubMed-Ninja-1024x747A few million people use PubMed every day – many pretty much every day. And everyone’s got their own habits,  shortcuts, and functions they rely on. Before I get to my personal top 9, though, a

5 Key Things to Know About Data on Adverse Effects

  The potential harms of interventions are tricky to get a handle on. Our feelings about them are, too. It wouldn’t be easy – even if we didn’t have to deal with people trying to beat up, or minimize, the … Continue reading »

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