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

• Author: Luby, Stephen.
• TeilnehmendeR: Southern, Dorothy L.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (188 pages)

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.