GIE’s success as a top journal in the field is dependent on the existence of a large pool of skilled reviewers and experts who can provide effective and constructive comments to editors and authors. Here are some tips to make sure you’re not getting overlooked as a valued reviewer. Make sure your information in EES …
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Authoring a manuscript review: consider your audience
Written by Patrick Yachimski, MD, MPH from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A manuscript review, like any other form of written communication, is intended for the consumption of a reading audience. This is a basic premise, but one which is easily overlooked or taken for granted. Before authoring a manuscript review, it is well worth reminding …
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Tips on writing a manuscript review
Written by Julia J. Liu, MD, MSc, FASGE from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. As you open your inbox, an invitation for manuscript review catches your eye. It is your research area, but it’s been a while since you wrote your last review, or this is your …
Exclude at your peril, lest you regret for greater applicability
Written by Girish Mishra, MD, MS Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Background: When designing clinical trials, the inclusion and exclusion criteria that are set form the basis of the study population. Sampling and error form the crux of statistical principles. Defining both the …
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Lies, Half-Truths, and Statistics Part 2
How to Lie with Statistics: A Field Guide for GIE Reviewers Written by Lyndon Hernandez, MD, MPH, FASGE, Chair of the GIE Editorial Review Board There is a reason why the FDA and major medical journals insist that the primary endpoint of a study be specified, even before the study is initiated. This is because …
Lies, Half-Truths, and Statistics
How to Lie with Statistics: A Field Guide for GIE Reviewers Written by Lyndon Hernandez, MD, MPH, FASGE, Chair of the GIE Editorial Review Board Understanding the pitfalls of peer review is critical to the continued success of GIE as a high-quality journal. Yet, young, aspiring reviewers get little guidance on how to parse the …
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