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The Pathway to Publishing : a Guide to Quantitative Writing in the Health Sciences.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Luby, Stephen.
Other Authors:	Southern, Dorothy L.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2022.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Electronic books.
Online Access:	Click to View

Table of Contents:

Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 The Pathway to Publishing
1.2 Think-Before-You-Write Approach
1.2.1 Develop a Framing Document
1.2.2 Focus on the High-Level Outline
1.2.3 Use the "Most Common Errors"
1.2.4 Understand Authorship and Mentoring Responsibilities
1.2.5 Structure the Writing and Feedback Process
1.2.6 Responding to Co-author Comments
1.2.7 Summary of the Think-Before-You-Write Process
1.3 The Writing and Publishing Process
1.3.1 Converting Preliminary Work into a Manuscript
1.3.2 The Peer Review Process
1.4 The Scientific Writing Style
Part II: Most Common Errors
Chapter 2: General Research and Writing Practices
2.1 Insufficient Knowledge of the Literature
2.2 Insufficient Citations
2.2.1 Not Providing a Reference to Support an Observation
2.2.2 Plagiarism
2.3 Weak Citations
2.3.1 Citing a Secondary Source
2.3.2 Presenting Conclusions Rather Than Data from References
2.3.3 Arguing from Authority
2.4 References Not in Standard Style
2.4.1 Varying Citation Format
2.4.2 Not Proofreading References Prior to Submission
2.5 Not Using Standard Draft Manuscript Form
2.6 Repeating Information
2.7 Labeling a Scientific Document as "Final"
2.8 Characterizing an Observation as "The First"
2.9 Errors in Reasoning
2.9.1 Casual Assertion of Causality
2.9.2 Assuming Association Is Causality
2.9.3 Assuming Reported Behavior Reflects Actual Behavior
2.9.4 Confusing Imperfect Recall with Recall Bias
2.9.5 Confusing Absence of Recognition with Absence
2.9.6 Asserting Seasonality with a Single Year of Data
2.9.7 Drawing Conclusions Using Confirmation Bias
2.10 Constructing a Multivariate Model Using Only Statistical Criteria
Chapter 3: Content of Quantitative Papers.
3.1 Improper Focus or Format of Title and Abstract
3.2 Confusing the Role of Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion
3.3 Not Writing the Methods Section in Chronological Order
3.4 Not Emphasizing Steps Taken to Protect Human Subjects
3.5 Listing Interpretations, But Not Defending One in the Discussion
3.6 Not Fully Explaining Limitations
3.7 Writing Generic Recommendations
3.8 Presenting New Data in the Discussion
3.9 Reporting the Number of Enrolled Subjects in the Methods
3.10 Specifying the Contents of a Questionnaire
3.11 Naïve Theories of Change
3.11.1 Recommending a Massive Increase in Funding
3.11.2 Ignoring Incentives and Barriers
3.11.3 Assuming Weak States Can Implement
3.12 An Insufficiently Focused Introduction
3.13 Failure to Clarify Key Sample Size Assumptions
3.14 A High-Level Outline That Is Not High Level
3.15 Specifying Software Used for Routine Data Analysis
3.16 Presenting Rationale in the Last Sentence of the Introduction
Chapter 4: Mechanics of Writing
4.1 Using Nonstandard Acronyms
4.2 Using Nonstandard Spaces
4.3 Improper Spelling
4.4 Capitalization Problems
4.4.1 Using All Capital Letters
4.4.2 Capitalizing Non-proper Nouns
4.5 Failure to Spell Out an Isolated Numeral &lt
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4.6 Starting a Sentence with a Numeral
4.7 Not Indenting Paragraphs
4.8 Not Aligning Text to the Left
4.9 Problems with Parentheses
4.10 Not Recognizing When an Abbreviation Has Become a Name
4.11 Misplaced Commas in Large Numbers
4.12 Varying Fonts Within the Narrative
4.13 Using Bulleted Lists Rather Than Sentences
4.14 Uninformative Document Names
Chapter 5: Grammatical Structures and Stylistic Strategies
5.1 Using Present Rather Than Past Tense
5.2 Failure to Use Definite and Indefinite Articles.
5.3 Excessive Use of Passive Voice
5.4 Improper Use of "We"
5.5 Writing from a Psychological Perspective
5.6 Using Excessive Subheadings in the Discussion
5.7 Misplaced Modifiers
5.8 Using Nouns with Awkward Syntax in Place of Verbs
5.9 Using Different Terms for the Same Object or the Same Idea
Chapter 6: Achieving Clarity and Conciseness
6.1 Labeling Rather Than Explaining
6.2 Using Weak Opening Phrases for Sentences
6.3 Using Adjectives and Qualifiers
6.4 Overusing Studies or Authors as Sentence Subjects
6.5 Using Nondescriptive Numeric or Alphabetical Labels
6.6 Using Respectively
6.7 Using the Word Etcetera
6.8 Using a Non-English Word as an English Word
6.9 Describing Costs Only in Local Currency
6.10 Using the Term "Developing Country"
6.11 Using the Term "Socioeconomic Status" as a Synonym for Wealth
6.12 Using a Technical Term in Its Nontechnical Sense
6.12.1 Using the Term "Random" in Its Nontechnical Sense
6.12.2 Using the Term "Reliable" in Its Nontechnical Sense
6.12.3 Using the Term "Significant" in Its Nontechnical Sense
6.12.4 Using the Term "Valid" in Its Nontechnical Sense
6.12.5 Using the Term "Incidence" Incorrectly
6.12.6 Using the Term "Correlated" Incorrectly
6.13 Using the Term "Documented"
6.14 Framing an Argument in Terms of Need
6.15 Using the Term "Illiterate" as a Synonym for "No Formal Education"
6.16 Using the Word "Challenging" as a Synonym for "Difficult"
6.17 Describing a Laboratory Test Result as Positive
6.18 Using Increase or Decrease in the Absence of a Time Trend
6.19 Describing a Test as a Gold Standard
Chapter 7: Recording Scientific Data
7.1 Using Statistics in Place of the Study Question to Frame Results
7.1.1 Framing Narrative Results Around P-Values
7.2 Not Presenting the Core Data.
7.3 Using Too Many Decimal Places
7.4 Using Too Few Decimal Places
7.5 Using Incomplete Headings for Tables and Figures
7.6 Imbalance Between Table and Narrative Presentation of Results
7.6.1 Too Little Narrative Explaining the Tables
7.6.2 Too Much Narrative Explaining the Tables
7.6.3 Presenting Results in Narrative that Would Be Clearer in a Table
7.7 Pointing Too Explicitly to Tables and Figures
7.8 Using Inappropriate Figures
7.9 Generic Data Tables That Lack a Clear Message
7.10 Table Layout That Impairs Comparisons
7.11 Using Less Informative Denominators in a Table
7.12 Comparing to a Varying Baseline
7.13 P-Value in a Baseline Table of a Randomized Controlled Trial
7.14 Using Nonstandard Footnote Symbols in Tables
7.15 Using the Wrong Symbol to Designate Degree
7.16 Numbering Figures or Tables out of Sequence
7.17 Maps with Irrelevant Details
Chapter 8: Approaching Publication
8.1 Failure to Respond to Reviewers' Comments
8.2 Incomplete Response to External Reviews
8.2.1 Not Including Text of the Manuscript Changes in Response to External Reviewers
8.3 Invalid Authorship Line
8.4 Retaining Comments in Subsequent Drafts
8.5 Choosing an Inappropriate Journal
8.6 Not Following a Specific Journal's Details of Style
8.7 Not Using an Appropriate Reporting Guideline
8.8 Exceeding the Journal Word Limit
8.9 Asking Your Senior Author to Recommend Reviewers
8.10 Responding to Journal Reviewers Using the First Person Singular
8.11 Missing Acknowledgment Section
8.12 Reusing an Email Thread when Circulating a Revised Manuscript
8.13 Requesting an Unprofessionally Short Turnaround Time
8.14 Sending Blank Forms for Co-authors to Complete
8.15 Not Providing Co-authors a Copy of the Submitted Manuscript.
8.16 Not Keeping Co-authors Informed of Discussion with Journal Editors
8.17 Emailing Draft Manuscripts with Figures That Are Not Compressed
8.18 Not Including Readability Statistics
Chapter 9: Slide and Poster Presentations
9.1 Bullets on the Wall
9.2 Using Sentences for Bullet Points
9.3 Too Much Space Between Bullets
9.4 Using Bullets Without Hanging Indents
9.5 Chart Junk
9.6 Using Three-Dimensional Chart Features as Decorations
9.7 Using a Pie Chart
9.8 Using Vertical Bars When Horizontal Bars Would Communicate Better
9.9 Copying a Manuscript Figure Instead of Developing a Custom Figure
9.10 Photos with an Unnatural Aspect Ratio
9.11 Too Many Photographs on a Single Slide
9.12 Fieldworkers as the Dominant Subject of Photographs
9.13 Including a Final "Thank You" Slide
9.14 Failure to Separate Ideas in a Multilined Title
Appendix 1 Concept Note Outline
Appendix 2 Concept Note Example
Temporal Variability of Chlorine Demand in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Study Question
Objectives
Rationale
Outcomes and Exposures
Study Design
Analysis
Study Sample
Data Collection
Human Subjects
Collaboration
Timeline and Budget
Limitations
Timeline
Budget
Appendix 3 Critical Questions for Protocol Development
Appendix 4 Framing Document
Appendix 5 Flowchart for Review of Scientific Documents
Appendix 6 High-Level Outline
Appendix 7 Example of Quantitative Manuscript HLO
Title: Difficulties in Maintaining Improved Handwashing Behavior, Karachi, Pakistan [17]
Appendix 8 Authorship Scorecard
Appendix 9 Conference/Scientific Meeting Abstracts
Appendix 10 JANE (Journal/Author Name Estimator)
Appendix 11 List of Common Errors
References.

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