Category: Writing research papers. These pages discuss some of the issues that you need to consider when writing about a scientific or medical topic. Articles are arranged by date with the most recent entries at the top. You can find  outside resources at the bottom of this page. Other entries about writing research papers can be found in the Category: Writing research papers page at the StATS website.

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P.Mean: How to report a one-tailed Fisher's Exact test (created 2008-07-12). Dear Professor Mean, Thank you for your informative page about the Fisher's Exact test. Can you please clarify how whether the test was 1 or 2-tailed affects the way that a significant result would be reported?

Outside resources:

• 10 Big Myths about copyright explained. Brad Templeton. Excerpt: Note that this is an essay about copyright myths. It assumes you know at least what copyright is -- basically the legal exclusive right of the author of a creative work to control the copying of that work. This website was last verified on 2005-04-15. URL: www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html 
• CONSORT for Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Journal and Conference Abstracts: Explanation and Elaboration. S. Hopewell, M. Clarke, D. Moher, E. Wager, P. Middleton, D. G. Altman, K. F. Schulz. PLoS Med 2008: 5(1); e20. [Medline] [Abstract] [PDF]. Description: This article describes the type of information that any abstract describing a randomized clinical trial should contain.
• Data inconsistencies in abstracts of articles in Clinical Chemistry. Siebers R. Clin Chem 2001; 47(1): 149. [Medline] [Full text] [PDF]. Description: A review of 87 articles published in Clinical Chemistry from January to June 2000 noted that 20 articles (23%) contained data in the abstract that were inconsistent with the main article or entirely missing from the main article. Some discrepancies were minor, but many were not.
• The effect of Web 2.0 on the future of medical practice and education: Darwikinian evolution or folksonomic revolution? Rick McLean, Brian H Richards and Janet I Wardman. MJA 2007; 187(3): 174-177. [Full text] [PDF]. Description: Recent changes on the web that make it more interactive (collectively referred to as Web 2.0) have a potentially large impact on medicine. This article summarizes developments like Really Simple Syndication, blogs, wikis, and podcasts and their impact on heath care practice and education.
• Journal Info (National Library of Sweden). Description: If you are looking for a journal in a specific area, perhaps to publish in, then this site is for you. It lists over 18,000 journals divided into broad classes such as History, Law, and Medicine. The Medicine category is further divided into areas like Dentistry, Hematology, and Oncology. This website was last verified on 2007-07-09. URL: jinfo.lub.lu.se/
• Reporting Non Significant Results: Summary (Diana Kornbot).  Description: Dr. Kornbrot discusses the research papers which present negative results. Adequate documentation including a power calculation and confidence interval are important. This website was last verified on 2007-11-29. URL: web.mac.com/kornbrot/iweb/KornbrotNonSignificantSummary.htm
• Scientific Papers and Presentations (PDF). Martha Davis. Excerpt: "Scientific communication is essential for helping us to use and take care of this earth. Researchers who discover the wonders of science must tell someone about their findings in clear, complete, and concise terms. To add to the pool of scientific knowledge, scientists must synthesize available information with what they discover. If a scientist garbles words or leaves out important points, messages become unclear, and the progress of science suffers." This website was last verified on 2008-03-09. URL: ecology.lifescience.ntu.edu.tw/Data_analysis/Scientific%20Papers%20and%20Presentation.pdf

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. It has borrowed heavily from the StATS website. This page was written by Steve Simon on 2007-06-14, and was last modified on 2008-07-13.