How to write conclusion and references in manuscript.pptx

Describes the intricacies of writing the conclusion and references in a manuscript. Get clues to use different reference styles, unpublished manuscripts, retracted manuscripts etc.

1. How to write Conclusion and References? Dr Pritish Chandra Patra Consultant Clinical Haematology & Haemato-Oncology Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar

2. Introduction Scientific writing is rarely a formal part of the education or training of scientists and physician scholars. This makes the task difficult for the authors. Although journal and author guidelines can give technical guidance.

3. Conclusion

4. What we usually do?

5. Conclusion = Summary?

6. Conclusion The Last Paragraph concise and clear "take home" message avoiding repetition of concepts already expressed Should include interpretation of your results summarize all of the concepts that you introduced in the main body of the text in order of most to least important No new concepts are to be introduced in this section Blood Transfus 2013; 11: 217-26 DOI 10.2450/2012.0247-12

7. Conclusion Blood Transfus 2013; 11: 217-26 DOI 10.2450/2012.0247-12 Musallam K M (December 27, 2024) How I Write Manuscripts for Peer-Reviewed Medical Journals. Cureus 16(12): e76452

8. References

9. References What is Referencing? Acknowledgement that you have used the ideas and written material belonging to other authors in your own work Why Referencing? Reflects good academic practice Enhances the presentation of your work Shows that writing is based on knowledge and informed by appropriate academic reading Anyone can trace the sources

10. References Should be Well balanced Current Relevant <10 years old- if possible Should be strongly related to your research question Blood Transfus 2013; 11: 217-26 DOI 10.2450/2012.0247-12

11. References Follow the journal's policies and formatting instructions Articles Books Web-based references N Engl J Med 1997;336:309-316

12. References Cite only those scientific publications on which the work is based and cited in your paper Write in order As they appear in the manuscript Do not inflate with too many references Recent publications should be prioritised <10yrs old Avoid Citing articles from predatory journals Self-citations Personal communications Int J Clin Pharm. 2024 Apr;46(2):548-554. Writing a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal: Guidance from the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy.

13. Unpublished References Papers accepted but not yet published Should be designated as "in press" or "forthcoming”. Submitted but not accepted - Information from manuscripts submitted but not accepted should be cited in the text as "unpublished observations". Do not include manuscripts "in submission”. Unpublished work should only be cited if it contributes significantly to the manuscript. Both require written permission from the author N Engl J Med 1997;336:309-316

14. Retracted articles Authors are responsible for checking that none of the references cite retracted articles except in the context of referring to the retraction. Authors can identify retracted articles in MEDLINE by using the following search term, where pt in square brackets stands for publication type: Retracted publication [pt] in PubMed". N Engl J Med 1997;336:309-316 Blood Transfus 2013; 11: 217-26 DOI 10.2450/2012.0247-12

15. 1.2.3…. Sequence & Style Sequence Numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Identify references in text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals in parentheses. References cited only in tables or in legends to figures should be numbered in accordance with the sequence established by the first identification in the text of the particular table or figure. Reference styles It is important to follow the referencing style of the journal. Spelling of author names, year of publication, usage of ‘et al.,’ punctuation, and whether all references are included should be checked. The “ Uniform Requirements ” style (the Vancouver style ) adapted by the NLM for its data bases. N Engl J Med 1997;336:309-316 Choose an option and be consistent

16. Reference Styles or Systems Vancouver Harvard APA (American Psychological Association) AMA (American Medical Association) Chicago manual of style NLM (National library of Medicine) ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) Uniform Requirements

17. Citation management tools Organizes your references Consistency Accuracy If an AI tool generates references, the author is responsible for checking that the cited publications actually exist EndNote Zotero Mendeley https:// elion.nz /how-to-write-a-manuscript-for-a-peer-reviewed-medical-journal/#:~:text=It%20is%20essential%20to%20carefully,properly%20format%20and%20cite%20references

18. To Conclude Conclusion The conclusion is a concise and clear "take home" message Avoiding repetition of concepts/results already expressed Maintain order of importance Don’t add any new concepts References Check the required number/ limit as required Maintain order as appeared in the main text Use recent ones <10yrs old Check style Avoid self citation, retracted articles Use proper tools if possible

19. Thank You Happy writing