Presentation and publication skills: How to get your paper published

Deutz, Nicolaas E.; Delzenne, Nathalie; Grimble, George; Lobo, Dileep N.

Abstract

Getting your scientific paper published can be a difficult process. The quality of the paper relates to the quality of the design of the study, the questions asked, and defining an excellent primary endpoint that is easy to understand, and data obtained from a sufficiently large population. Before submitting your paper, go over all requirements like ethical approval, registration in public databases, and conflict of interest declarations. Manuscripts are structured in several sections. The introduction section should mainly focus on why the study was done. The materials and methods section should describe what was used and the results section provides a good representation of all data. Specifically, attention needs to be paid to high quality tables and figures. The discussion section should focus on putting the results in perspective. The abstract should cover all aspects in a condensed and focused manner. The publication process is handled by editors, reviewers, and the publisher. The first impression is the most important factor that decides whether the paper is sent out for review. If revisions are requested, a thoughtful response to the reviewers is needed. Hopefully, it all will lead to acceptance of the paper and publication.

Citation

Deutz, N. E., Delzenne, N., Grimble, G., & Lobo, D. N. (2023). Presentation and publication skills: How to get your paper published. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 57, 387-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.07.010

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 9, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jul 28, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-10
• Deposit Date: Jul 12, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 29, 2024
• Journal: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
• Electronic ISSN: 2405-4577
• Publisher: Elsevier BV
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 57
• Pages: 387-390
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.07.010
• Keywords: Publication skills; ESPEN LLL
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/22996473
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405457723005429