1. Original Research Publication Moderator: Dr. Sai Kumar. P Members: 1.Dr.Sembulingam 2. Dr. Mathangi. D.C 3. Dr. Maruthi. K.N. 4. Dr. Priscilla Johnson 9 th Annual Conference Association of Physiologist of Tamil Nadu 2015

2. The General Structure Of A Full Article Title Authors Abstract Keywords Main text (IMRAD) – Introduction – Methods – Results – And – Discussion (Conclusions) Acknowledgements References Supplementary material Make them easy for indexing and searching! (informative, attractive, effective) Each has a distinct function

3. Questions to answer in choosing a journal 1. National or international audience? 2. Language? 3. Disciplinary or addiction specialty journals? 4. The journal’s content area/culture? 5. Exposure opportunities? 6. Chances of acceptance? 7. What about the impact factor? 8. Practical matters (time to publication, etc.) Publishing Addiction Science

4. The Journal Impact Factor The average citation frequency for articles published in a journal, or how many times, on average, during the study year the articles that appeared the 2 preceding years of that journal received citations in other (ISI) indexed journals Publishing Addiction Science

5. Structure of Original Scientific Paper Abstract: Precise and honest; Stand-aloneReview of Literature: Broad-> Narrow->Focus->ObjectiveMethodology: Instruction on exactly how to repeat exptResult: Heart of the Paper-answered your question(s)Discussion: Interpret results. Relate to previous research Conclusion: How the work advances the field from the present state of knowledge. Uses & limitations Acknowledgement: It is your chance to thankReference: Use proper formatTitle: Specific, Relevant, Descriptive. Write lastAuthorship: Conception, Design, Analysis & interpretation of data

6. Top 10 Reasons Manuscripts Rejected 1.Wrong journal, format, preparation 2.Disorganized study design 3.Defective tables, figures 4.Poor organization throughout, writing, spelling 5.No hypothesis or problem statement 6.No or insufficient conclusion 7.Over interpretation of results 8.Article unfocused, too verbose and long 9.Inappropriate statistical methods; methods not sufficient to repeat study 10.Poorly written abstract/title Marshal GS. “Writing a peer reviewed article.” http://dor.umc.edu/ARCHIVES/GMarshallPublishingarticle.ppt http://dor.umc.edu/ARCHIVES/GMarshallPublishingarticle.ppt Hall, JE. “Writing research papers (and getting them published)” http://dor.umc.edu/ARCHIVES/GMarshallPublishingarticle.ppt http://dor.umc.edu/ARCHIVES/GMarshallPublishingarticle.ppt

7. Publication Ethics

8. Publication Ethics - Why we should be concerned? Ethical violations affect the quality and integrity of science, research and clinical practice Patients put at risk by flawed research Damages public trust in research/science Waste of resources, human and financial Retracted work goes on being cited

9. Reasons for increase in the incidence of research & publication misconduct ? Lack of knowledge about research & publication ethics Increasing pressure on researchers to publish (Career prospects) Financial inducements compromising integrity (South Korea - US$3,000, Pakistan – US$1,000-20,000, China – up to US$50,000 for high-impact papers)

10. Ethical Issues: Authors’ Seven Deadly Sins SinExamples 1Carelessness Citation bias, understatement, negligence 2 Redundant publication Same tables or literature review reported without noting prior source 3 Unfair authorship Failure to include eligible authors, Honorary authors 4 Undeclared Conflict of Interest Failure to cite funding source 5 Human/animal subjects violations No approval from Review Board or Ethics Committee 6Plagiarism Reproducing others’ work or ideas without as one’s own 7 Other Fraud Fabrication of falsification of data, Misappropriation of others ideas or plans given in confidence

11. Prevention of research/publication misconduct Better education on publication guidelines and ethics. – Establish a norm of transparency for the authorship process – Conduct an inventory of contributions at beginning, middle and end of process – Develop institutional policies Change criteria from quantity to quality when papers are used for assessment of posts or grants. COPE provides advice and resources to editors and publishers on all aspects of publication ethics For more details - http://www.publicationethics.org/