thesis - final year peds

Some thing for final year paeds; Your dissertation is half your job. If u have not started data, u r late, Write it, just do it, (read below). U should read CONSORT and other international guidelines also for a manuscript Meet statistician frequently Meet senior lecturer who knows what is a thesis before viva Prof Hans; Make time, make it. Just do it Write fir the audience Write a new thing that is publish Should make proposal perfect If any problem, report it Case report while patient in ward, pictures Cronyism Check scope of journal Impact factor Try E letter Case report Highlight the new thing in title Editors shoes; Original? Important? Citable? Title abstract? Active voice, past temse, not first person, Idea,money,data,analyse n collect,write, if done tht is the author Discuss the authors from beginning Write the abstract the last No figures. No abbreviation, no references Write it conscise what is done in a nust shell Introduction; 4 paragraphs; 1 general, specific, objective. Research question, keep focused Style of wririntg ; Materials and methods; write so detail if some one else want to do it can do it exactly Discuss; over interpretation, suggestive, not to prove References; about 30, but not 100, follow the format Comprehend, certify, compare, contrast, limitation, conclude Prof lee; senior editor Make it easier for editor Reviwers recommend but editors decide Submit, recived, assign decision , monthly papers take less time to reply than yearly journals, accept reject or revise, some times after correction editor send it to other reviwers, so may get more correction, editors, handling editor, chief editor, Manages all submitted manuscripts, make final decision, uphold reputation of journal, Publication depends on editorial policies, reviwers report, page constraint, journal title, Editors look for, Scope, timely n current topic, quality of scientifi topic, impact to the field, target readers Reason for rejection, not original, desgn not good, sample size is not enough, did not investigate enough hypothesis, inconsistant data, not enough control, conflict of interest, clarity, wrong journal, politics How often u use /read journal, whats the reputation? Subject area, journal information, frequency of publication, age, copy right, impact factor, indexing status, its not always impact factor, specialzed journal may be better Does the pubmed has that indexed? Manuscript reviewer; Expert in the field, must have time, should be objective Understand peer role Mentor, supervisor, Y review? Qualitative review, Common goals; hight light and try to improve the manuscript How? Polite n modest , author is been doing mor ework, so he know better Constructive Be specific Support statement Report suspected duplicate, plagiarism, softwares r available. Fraud n ethical concers Confidentiality be proffessional , be timely, recommendations, scientific reviews How not to review; Adversarial , sarcastic, attitude of irritation, fault finding, out o get manner, silent but deadly, Check list