Angela Huttner talks next, about the art if writing:
- punctuation matters!
- read a lot, to get examples
- if you can say it with many words or few words, choose the few-words option
- limit use of 'the'
- "that" is not preceded by a comma; "which" is preceded by a comma
- "between" vs "among"
- punctuation matters!
- read a lot, to get examples
- if you can say it with many words or few words, choose the few-words option
- limit use of 'the'
- "that" is not preceded by a comma; "which" is preceded by a comma
- "between" vs "among"
Comments
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- are the conclusions justified by the findings?
- check the figures and references
- you do not need to copy-edit for language (unless you spot it anyway)
- don't write your recommendation in your peer review report
- be respectful
- cover letter has to be clear and short (but not all editors read them)
- editors are humans: it is okay to communicate with the editor if unsure about requested revisions
- the peer-reviewer is not your enemy
- appeals are rarely effective
- immediate rejections are a mixed blessing
- for CMI, negative results are no reason to reject
- at CMI authors can submit previous peer review reports
- by the number of QALYs gained for patients?
- number of citations?
- impact factors?
- number of media interactions?
- amount if social media attention?
- that you learn something?
With tips and tricks from BMC Rheumatol 2023;7:2 - Fig 1
Both days were fantastic and full of information. Thanks to everyone involved!