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How to write a clear, concise, and engaging lay summary for your manuscript

How to write a clear, concise, and engaging lay summary for your manuscript

A lay summary is a valuable knowledge translation tool that can help your research reach an audience well beyond your core circle of colleagues and researchers. Below are best practices for writing a lay summary that engages your readers.

Ross Prager

Ross Prager

Sep 26, 2024

The 'Problem-Gap-Hook' Approach to Writing the Perfect Introduction for your manuscript

The 'Problem-Gap-Hook' Approach to Writing the Perfect Introduction for your manuscript

The 'Problem-Gap-Hook' approach is a powerful and concise way to structure a manuscript introduction to engage your reader and demonstrate the significance of your study.

Ross Prager

Ross Prager

Sep 19, 2024

10 tips for writing a medical manuscript cover letter the editor will actually read

10 tips for writing a medical manuscript cover letter the editor will actually read

Writing an impressive cover letter for your manuscript submission shouldn't come as an afterthought. Below are 10 tips to maximize the chance your manuscript gets sent to peer review.

Ross Prager

Ross Prager

Sep 15, 2024

Improving Productivity for Clinicians and Researchers in 2025: Implementing the A.D.D. framework

Improving Productivity for Clinicians and Researchers in 2025: Implementing the A.D.D. framework

Maximizing your productivity and impact is hard. The A.D.D. framework: Automate, Deprecate, and Delegate, identifies strategies that can be implemented to scale your impact in research and beyond.

Ross Prager

Ross Prager

May 29, 2024

Understanding Journal Impact Factor: What is it and Does it matter?

Understanding Journal Impact Factor: What is it and Does it matter?

Impact factor is commonly discussed by researchers. But what is it and why are some academics turning away from impact factor as a metric of journal quality?

Ross Prager

Ross Prager

May 22, 2024

We need to stop the waste of time, effort, and money (re)formatting manuscripts

We need to stop the waste of time, effort, and money (re)formatting manuscripts

Formatting manuscripts for publication in scientific journals costs researchers time, effort, and money. Automated manuscript formatting is a novel approach to improving researcher productivity and impact, with the potential to save countless hours for clinical researchers.

Ross Prager

Ross Prager

May 16, 2024

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