December 7, 2011December 7, 2011How to Publish a PaperHow to Publish a Paper

Lanny J. Rosenwasser, M.D.Dee Lyons/Missouri Endowed Chair in Immunology Research

Professor of Pediatrics Allergy-Immunology Division

Childrens Mercy Hospital Kansas City, Missouri

Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Basic ScienceUniversity of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine

Disclosure StatementLanny J. Rosenwasser, MD

• RESEARCH STUDIES Alcon, A-Z, GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech, Novartis

MBBH/MacArthur Foundation, National Institutes of Health

• CONSULTANT Alcon, , A-Z, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis,

Regeneron, Sanofi-Aventis

• SPEAKERS’ BUREAU Alcon, A-Z, Genentech, Novartis

Learning Objectives

•Understand the need for Publication of New Information

•Learn an Approach to Research, Clinical Research and Clinical Observation

•Nuts and Bolts of Publication.

Reasons to Publish A Paper

•Disseminate New Information

•Professional Advancement

•Personal Satisfaction

Professional Advancement

• Career and Academic Recognition

• Understanding and Learning Research and Communication Skills

• Required for Training, Job Placement or Promotions

Personal Satisfaction

• Completion of a Difficult Task

• Individual Recognition

• Acquiring Necessary Skills, Statistics Understanding the Literature Learning the Scientific Process

How to Get Started

• Know Your Interest

• Determine What You Can Do

• Mentors, Collaborators

• Define the Goals

Topics for Publications

F I N E R

F – Feasible

I – Interesting and Important

N – Novel

E – Ethical

R - Relevant

Protocol for a Research Project The Scientific Method

• Question and Hypothesis, Specific Aims• Background and Significance• Design and Methods• Subjects• Variables and Outcomes• Statistical and Analysis – Results• Discussion - Conclusion

Is the Scientific Paper a Fraud? Sir Peter Medawar, 1963

Hypothetico – Deductive Model

vs.

The Scientific Method

The Road to Publication

• Write the Manuscript

• Submit to a Journal

• Peer ReviewsComplicated – revisions etcAcceptance/Rejection

• Edit Proof's and Galleys