Inexperienced authors often encounter difficulty writing a scientific article. That’s partly because guidelines vary widely between journals. For instance, some ask for no more than a 150-word abstract, whereas others require 300 words, not counting headings. Then, too, depending upon the journal (or conference) you’re submitting to, the type of information required will vary, and much of the variability pertains
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by Justin B. Moore, PhD, MS, FACSM The Scholarship of Public Health addresses topics relevant to scientific publishing, dissemination of evidence and best practices, and the education of current and future professionals. This post offers advice on writing public health grants. In my previous post in this series, I covered the basics of getting started on the grant writing process.
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In this podcast, Dr. Lloyd Novick, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, shares information about publishing in academic journals, including the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. This information may be useful to students and others interested in writing a scientific article for a peer-reviewed academic journal. Read this Episode’s Transcript: Recognition must be given
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This tutorial helps you write the discussion section of a scientific article. In a recent post in Dr. Justin B. Moore’s column The Scholarship of Public Health, he outlined the steps to “Writing the Discussion Section of Your Manuscript for the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.” This tutorial offers tips on putting your results into context, highlighting strengths and limitations
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Try our tutorial to learn how to write the results section of a scientific article. If you follow Dr. Justin Moore’s column The Scholarship of Public Health, you might’ve read his recent post “Writing the Results Section of Your Manuscript for the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.” This tutorial offers tips on using multiple covariates, interpreting coefficients, using P values, describing significance, and including
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The Journal of Public Health Management and Practice has developed a tool, with assistance from the de Beaumont Foundation, that enables authors to create an article from scratch by following user-friendly cues that walk them through the IMRAD process of scientific writing. This new tool is designed for epidemiologists, public health scientists, and other public health professionals seeking to become
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