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Secrets to Writing Better Scientific Articles;For More Information;For More Information;Science cannot exist without writing!;The truth no one told you . . .;What is the most important part of a scientific article? ;Which part usually has the most errors? The References ? References take time to format correctly ? Errors in references indicate lack of attention to detail ;Which part is usually the weakest? ;Which part is usually the weakest? The Discussion ??You have to decide what your results mean ? You have to tell how your results support or differ from other results ;What Journal Editors Want;Mulford Library, Medical College of Ohio Links to Instructions for Authors for most biomedical journals /instr/ The EQUATOR Network Links to reporting requirements for different types of research /;Editors want to publish research that is: New True Important Clearly Reported;Topics of this Lecture;How to Write Better Titles;Remember: “SPICED” Setting (location) Patients (what was studied) Intervention (treatment) Comparator (control group) Endpoint (outcome of interest) Design (study design);Original A Randomized Trial of Low-Air-Loss Beds for Treatment of Pressure Ulcers [72 characters and spaces] Revised Low-Air-Loss Beds vs. Foam Mattresses for Treating Pressure Ulcers in Nursing Home Patients: A Randomized Trial [111 characters and spaces];How to Write Better Introductions;Scientific Communication System;In an area of science . . . Scientists find a problem Study the problem as researchers And, as writers, report their results in articles;Scientific Communication System;The 4-Part Introduction 1. Background statement: provides the information needed to understand the problem and the research 2. Problem statement: describes the nature, extent, severity, or importance of the problem that stimulated the research;The 4-Part Introduction 3. Action statement: gives the research question, hypothesis, approach, or activities undertaken to inve