Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Thomas S. Huddle MD, PhD, professor of medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, UAB School of …
“In Press” or “Forthcoming”: Issues of Naiveté and Experiences for Medical Student Publishing
By J. Michael Homan, MA, Director of Libraries, Mayo Clinic Two articles in Academic Medicine’s November issue underscored issues of integrity and professionalism based on the misrepresentation of unpublished manuscripts in residency applications. Although the Grimm and Maxfield study on the ultimate publication rate of unpublished manuscripts listed in residency applications did not include potential …
An Interview with the Editors
Editor’s Note: The following is part of the Peer Reviewer Resources series. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. Editor-in-Chief David P. Sklar and Associate Editor Jan Carline, a previous top reviewer for Academic Medicine, discuss how they approach reviews, what they, as editors, look for in a …
The (Re)View from the Other Side
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Grace C. Huang, MD, director of assessment, Shapiro Institute for Education and Research, Harvard Medical …
Thoughts Upon Becoming A Journal Manuscript Reviewer
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: William A. Norcross, MD, clinical professor of family medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine The …
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Hints for Reviewing Articles
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Rika Maeshiro, MD, MPH, advisor, Public Health and Prevention, Association of American Medical Colleges The Academic …
The Hidden Mentor: The Role of the Reviewer
Editor’s Note: The following post is part of a series of Peer Reviewer Resources written by some of Academic Medicine's top peer reviewers. Check back each Thursday for the next post in the series. Read more about our Peer Reviewer Resources. By: Mark Cummings, PhD, professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Michigan State University, College …
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Tips and Best Practices from Academic Medicine’s Top Reviewers
Peer review is an essential element of scholarly publishing. The quality of every article printed in this journal and others depends on the in-depth, informative, and authoritative insights of expert reviewers. To support our reviewers, Academic Medicine has launched a Peer Reviewer Resources project. In the coming months, we will share resources and tutorials that include: questions that …
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Innovation Reports: A New Way to Change Thinking and Practice through Scholarship
By Mary Beth DeVilbiss, Managing Editor, Academic Medicine When you submit a paper to Academic Medicine, the periodic status updates you see in Editorial Manager as your manuscript passes through the peer review process don’t fully reflect the long hours and careful consideration the external reviewers and editorial staff put into the decision making process …
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The Importance of Department Chairs to Academic Medical Centers
In our July issue there are three contributions about the changing role of chair of a clinical department. Dr Kastor interviewed a group of chairs of Internal Medicine and found consensus that the job has changed over the last generation from intellectual, educational and scholarly leader to a more administrative and business oriented role with …
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