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Aug 06 0

Journals Offering Fee Waivers for Articles Related to COVID-19

Posted by Siva Raman

Introduction The virus spreading COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus. Not much has been known about the virus. Any accurate and authentic information about coronavirus and the related disease is of vital importance to the researchers. This information will help the researchers to tackle this pandemic more effectively. Articles published in journals are a great source of information on this new pandemic. Many journals have either reduced or have completely waived off the publication charges. Journa

Jul 24 0

SANRA: Tool for Assessing Narrative Review Articles

Posted by krishna kumar

Introduction SANRA is a tool for improving the quality of narrative articles. The tool was developed in 2010 and has been revised to make it simpler. The tool allows the editor to judge the quality of the manuscript and the readers to identify the relevance. It should be incorporated while authoring the narrative review articles. Narrative Review Articles Narrative reviews form an important part of medical literature. In medical literature, narrative reviews have the largest share of text. Th

Jul 07 0

Arrive Guidelines for Preclinical Studies: Importance in Bioscience Research Reporting

Posted by Siva Raman

Introduction ARRIVE guidelines are important for good reporting of the research conducted on animals. There are various advantages to following ARRIVE guidelines. Following these guidelines will increase validity and transparency in research articles and will become the guiding light for further research. Need and Importance of Good Reporting In the present times, several journals are involved in publishing the latest researches on biosciences. To provide accurate information to the readers,

Jun 25 0

Plagiarism in Scientific Writing: Consequences, Identification and Prevention

Posted by krishna kumar

Introduction Plagiarism is a serious concern in the writing world. The cases of plagiarism are increasing. Plagiarism has various consequences including the destruction of career, monetary penalties, and legal repercussions. There are various ways to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism Plagiarism is an act of copying someone's work without giving any credit to the original creator. Plagiarism may be intentional or unintentional. In both ways, plagiarism brings bad name to the person who had plagiari

Jun 19 0

Safety and Preventive Measures during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Introduction The healthcare system of the whole world seems to collapse because of the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2. Unfortunately, there is no treatment of the disease and vaccines are under development. In such a scenario, to follow the preventive measures to reduce the spread of infection looks prudent. There are various ways to stay away from the risk of exposure. These include isolation and quarantine, Personal Protective Equipments, social distancing, sanitization, and hand hygiene. COVI

Jun 13 0

How to Avoid Procrastination in Scientific Writing Process?

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Introduction Procrastination is the act of waiting to complete the work until the deadline arrives. Procrastination reduces the quality of the research paper. This is because the writer does not have sufficient time to research and write the article. Further, the time of review is also small and the risk of mistakes is high. Thus, while writing a research paper, procrastination should e avoided. Procrastination To procrastinate is natural. Every human, at least once in his life, had procrasti

Mar 26 0

Guidelines for Writing a Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Studies

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What is the Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Study? Health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) study is an important tool in the hand of decision-makers. Various options are available to treat a patient. It is quite difficult to identify all the pros and cons of a treatment regimen. This includes a comparison of the cost of treatment vis-a-vis the outcome of the treatment. Sometimes the cost or the outcome is hard to measure. HEOR studies help decision-makers in choosing an effe

Mar 16 0

How to Write First Medical Manuscript

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What is Medical Manuscript? The manuscript is a written document created by a researcher or author. It is submitting to the editor of a journal for publishing. The different publishing house has different sets of guidelines. The author should fulfil those guidelines while writing a manuscript. The medical manuscript includes details about medical research done. There are various types of manuscript depending upon the area of medical research. Although the basic format for all manuscript types i

Mar 07 0

How to Avoid Publication in Predatory Medical Journal

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What are Predatory Medical Journals? Predatory medical journals are the journals that publish the research article without any peer-review of the article. These journals do not provide editing services and charge a fee for publishing the article. Jeffrey Beall first used the term 'predatory journal'. These journals normally have quick turnaround time to publish the article as compared to other high-quality journals. Although Article Processing Charges (APCs) are also required for open access jo

Feb 28 0

How to Write Effective Meta-Analysis Research Papers

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What is Meta-Analysis Research Study? Various studies are done on similar or approximately similar topics. These studies are done at different time-period and in different regions. Each study has its analysis. When a study combines and statistically analyzed the finding of various studies, such a study is termed as meta-analysis study. The purpose of a meta-analysis study is to integrate the findings of various studies done on almost similar topics. In most cases, the studies involved in a m