Rest is essential for effective therapies, and so it is for preparing a manuscript
Numerous medical articles are commented upon. This suggests that their scientific quality is insufficient. This need not be the case, however: most comments regard the presentation of the data, the conclusions or lacking information in the discussion. Such flaws can commonly be attributed to either...
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| author | Olaf R. van Loon A.J. (Tom) van Loon |
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| description | Numerous medical articles are commented upon. This suggests that their scientific quality is insufficient. This need not be the case, however: most comments regard the presentation of the data, the conclusions or lacking information in the discussion. Such flaws can commonly be attributed to either too much haste in writing the manuscript, or insufficient time between finishing the manuscript and submission; this last problem seems the most common cause, as it deprives the author from reading his own text critically and with an open mind. The solution for this problem is simple: after having finished a manuscript, it should be laid aside for at least a week, after which the author should read it with the eyes of a reader, not the eyes of an author. Critical, open-minded reading after rest helps increase the quality of the resulting manuscript, just like rest helps a patient during most therapies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3880e7b250d241228cb1a076f6bc538e2023-02-03T04:55:53ZengElsevierComplementary Therapies in Medicine0965-22992023-03-0172102921Rest is essential for effective therapies, and so it is for preparing a manuscriptOlaf R. van Loon0A.J. (Tom) van Loon1Privat Klinik im Park, Therapy Department, Badstrasse 50, CH-5116 Schinznach-Bad, Switzerland; Corresponding author.College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, ChinaNumerous medical articles are commented upon. This suggests that their scientific quality is insufficient. This need not be the case, however: most comments regard the presentation of the data, the conclusions or lacking information in the discussion. Such flaws can commonly be attributed to either too much haste in writing the manuscript, or insufficient time between finishing the manuscript and submission; this last problem seems the most common cause, as it deprives the author from reading his own text critically and with an open mind. The solution for this problem is simple: after having finished a manuscript, it should be laid aside for at least a week, after which the author should read it with the eyes of a reader, not the eyes of an author. Critical, open-minded reading after rest helps increase the quality of the resulting manuscript, just like rest helps a patient during most therapies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229923000080Manuscript submissionManuscript qualityEditorial activity |
| spellingShingle | Olaf R. van Loon A.J. (Tom) van Loon Rest is essential for effective therapies, and so it is for preparing a manuscript Complementary Therapies in Medicine Manuscript submission Manuscript quality Editorial activity |
| title | Rest is essential for effective therapies, and so it is for preparing a manuscript |
| title_full | Rest is essential for effective therapies, and so it is for preparing a manuscript |
| title_fullStr | Rest is essential for effective therapies, and so it is for preparing a manuscript |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rest is essential for effective therapies, and so it is for preparing a manuscript |
| title_short | Rest is essential for effective therapies, and so it is for preparing a manuscript |
| title_sort | rest is essential for effective therapies and so it is for preparing a manuscript |
| topic | Manuscript submission Manuscript quality Editorial activity |
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