Improving Scientific Writing Skills and Publishing Capacity by Developing University-Based Editing System and Writing Programs.

Improving Scientific Writing Skills and Publishing Capacity by Developing University-Based Editing System and Writing Programs.
J Korean Med Sci. 2019 Jan 07;34(1):e9
Authors: Barroga E, Mitoma H
Abstract
Scholarly article writing and publishing in international peer-reviewed journals can become an overwhelming task for many medical, nursing, and healthcare professionals in a university setting, especially in countries whose native language is not English. To help improve their scientific writing skills and publishing capacity, a university-based editing system and writing programs can be developed as educational platforms. These are delivered by a team of specialist editors composed of tenured faculty members who have a strong medical background and extensive experience in teaching courses on medical research, editing, writing, and publishing. For the editing system, the specialist editors provide comprehensive editing, personalized consultation, full editorial support after peer review, guidance with online submissions/resubmissions, and detailed editorial review at different stages of the manuscript writing. In addition, the specialist editors can develop writing programs such as medical writing and editing internships, academic courses in medical writing or research study designs and reporting standards, special interactive lectures and sessions on predatory publishing, seminars on updated editorial guidance of global editorial a...

Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - January 9, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research