How to write a scientific masterpiece

Submitting Manuscripts to Biomedical Journals: Common Errors and Helpful Solutions

“…It is crucial that the methods provide enough detail that another team of researchers could replicate the study. 4,7,8,10,13 When a study involves human subjects, you must include a statement that demonstrates the research was performed in compliance with commonly required ethical principles and was approved or deemed exempt by an ethics committee/institutional review board. 4,6,14 It is important to remember that an ethics committee determines if a study involving human subjects data is deemed exempt, not you.…”

“…3 For studies involving animals, you should state which committee on the use and care of animals approved the experimental protocol before commencement of the study. 4,13 For clinical trials (recruiting patients on or after July 1, 2005), you should identify that the trial is included in a clinical trial registry. 15,16 Data safety monitoring should be reported, when applicable.…”

Manuscript Preparation and Publication

“…These studies include those with "clear biological interest and implications for the treatment of human diseases and represent a novel conceptual advance." 9 The best of this type of research will have broader implications to the scientific community outside cardiology and may be considered for publication in general scientific journals.…”

“…It is important that each reviewer be responded to directly and completely. As Neill 9 suggests, referring reviewer 1 to a response given to reviewer 2 may alienate reviewer 1.…”

How to write an effective referee report

“…We've already published pieces on how to write a scientific masterpiece (1) and what to expect from the editors (2,3), but so far, we haven't paid as much attention to another important group: referees. In addition to the myriad tips listed by the Editor in Chief (4), here are a few other things to keep in mind.…”