WillGHopkinsCollegeofSportandExerciseScienceVictoria.pptVIP

;Thesis;Journal Article;Title Write it first. Try to state the finding in the title. Dont make it too specific, or people might not read or cite it. Authors Agree about authorship issues early on in the project. Here is the usual arrangement… First author is the person who wrote the first draft. Must be the student if paper arises from the thesis. Corresponding author is the person who can best address queries of reviewers and readers. Preferably the student. Anyone who has made a substantial contribution to the study should be an author and should have an opportunity to contribute to the manuscript. Have you left anyone off?;Summary/Abstract Its by far the most important part of the paper. Write it before the rest of the paper, not after. Rewrite it after you have finished the rest of the paper. Start with a rationale for the study: state why you did it, not what you did. Include as much detail of methods as possible. Include probabilistic magnitudes of effects in the results. End with the main conclusion: state why or how its useful, not a rehash of what you found. It should be within a few words of the prescribed length. Be as economical with words as possible, but do not compromise grammar. Avoid abbreviations here and throughout. Don’t make up any. Do not include references, figures, or tables.;Introduction Give the background and review the literature in 1-2 paragraphs. Then justify your study and its design in 1-2 paragraphs. Altogether there should be only 2-4 paragraphs. Do not state or test hypotheses. Do say you estimated effects. Methods Use subheadings for Subjects, Design, Measures, Statistics. Use a figure for a complex design. Cite references for published methods. Describe others fully. Statistics Justify sample size in terms of precision of estimation, available resources/subjects/time, and/or prior studies. Describe the model, including dependent and predictor variables. Mention confidence limits, not p values. Mention clinical or non-clinic