Formulating an Answerable Question, Displaying Data, Illustrating, Writing, Reviewing, and Editing Manuscripts for Publication in Medical Journals - 23/06/12

Doi : 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.02.071

William Clifford Roberts, MD ^a,^⁎
^a Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute and the Departments of Internal Medicine (Division of Cardiology) and Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Corresponding author: Tel: 214-820-7911; fax: 214-820-7500

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Qualifications for Preparing a Manuscript on Writing, Reviewing, and Editing

Formulating an Answerable Question

Order of Manuscript Preparation

Preparing the Tables

Finding the Masterful Figure^{Roberts W.C. The search for the masterful figure Am J Cardiol 1987 ; 60 : 633-634}

The Article's Title^{Roberts W.C. The article's title Am J Cardiol 1985 ; 56 : 210-212}

The Abstract: The Manuscript's Bottom Line^{Roberts W.C. The summary: the manuscript's bottom line Am J Cardiol 1983 ; 52 : A3}

The Discussion

The References^{Roberts W.C. References: a clue to scholarship Am J Cardiol 1983 ; 51 : A9-A10}

Abbreviations in Medical Journals^{Roberts W.C. Abbreviations in the AJC Am J Cardiol 1983 ; 51 : A9-A10}

Making Clinical Studies Involving Many Patients Useful to the Single Patient^{Roberts W.C. Making clinical studies involving many patients useful to the single patient Am J Cardiol 1990 ; 65 : 1408}

The “Hot Eye” and the “Cold Eye”^{Roberts W.C. The “hot eye” and the “cold eye.” Am J Cardiol 1985 ; 55 : 1663}

Getting the Manuscript Accepted: Think Like a Lawyer and Cover the Flanks^{Roberts W.C. Getting the manuscript accepted: think like a lawyer and cover the flanks Am J Cardiol 1983 ; 51 : A3}

Clarity and Conciseness in Writing

Oft-Repeated Requests to Authors from an Editor of a Medical Journal^{Roberts W.C. Oft-repeated requests to authors from an editor of a cardiology journal Am J Cardiol 1991 ; 68 : 1121-1122}

Reviewing Manuscripts: Occasionally a Test of Character^{Roberts W.C. Reviewing manuscripts: occasionally a test of character Am J Cardiol 1982 ; 50 : A3}

Reviews of Classic Books and Ineptness of Reviewers: Lessons for Judges of Medical Manuscripts^{Roberts W.C. Reviews of classic books and ineptness of reviewers: lessons for judges of medical manuscripts Am J Cardiol 1987 ; 59 : 922-923}

Reducing Flaws in the Review Process of Manuscripts Submitted to Medical Journals^{Roberts W.C. Reducing flaws in the review process of manuscripts submitted to medical journals for publication Am J Cardiol 2009 ; 103 : 891-892}

Franz J. Ingelfinger's Comment on Peer Review

Speeding Up the Manuscript-Reviewing Process^{Roberts W.C. Speeding up the manuscript review process Am J Cardiol 1982 ; 50 : A3}

Revising Manuscripts After Studying Reviewers' Comments^{Roberts W.C. Revising manuscripts after studying reviewers' comments Am J Cardiol 2006 ; 98 : 989}

The Impact Factor and the Eigenfactor™^{Roberts W.C. Piercing the impact factor and promoting the Eigenfactor Am J Cardiol 2011 ; 108 : 896-898}

Alkaline Paper and Preserving the Record^{Roberts W.C. Alkaline paper and preserving the record Am J Cardiol 1991 ; 68 : 1729-1732}

Author, Editor, Advertiser, Publisher, and Printer^{Roberts W.C. Author-editor-reviewer: how the triumvirate is working at the AJC Am J Cardiol 1983 ; 51 : A9-A10}

Writing Versus Editing^{Roberts W.C. Writing versus editing Am J Cardiol 1984 ; 54 : 934}

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Vol 110 - N° 2

P. 290-306 - juillet 2012 Retour au numéro

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