Medical and Scientific Publishing: Author, Editor, and Reviewer Perspectives

Very few doctors and scientists receive any sort of systematic training in publishing, editing, and reviewing scholarly articles, despite the central importance of that work for scientific research and for their careers. Medical and Scientific Publishing will help fill the gap and help readers to: Understand processes of scientific and medical publishing Understand the role of an academic in medical publishing Become a better scientific communicator Develop skills to effectively serve as the editor of a medical journal Medical and Scientific Publishing is based on a successful course at the University of Michigan Medical School for third and fourth year medical students. The course teaches students not just how to write scientific and medical articles, but addresses key issues surrounding copyright, ethics, open access and much more. Students will build a strong foundation on how to do peer review and how to be authors and editors which are important skills in building a professional career.

Covers a full range of essential information – explanation of publishing licenses, copyright and permissions, how to do peer review, how to write effectively, how journal publishing works, and much more Emphasizes rigor, quality, and scientific integrity in writing, editing, and publishing Focuses on authorship and editorial skills by experienced authors and publishers

1. Teaching Publishing in Medical Education

Publishing and Editing 2. Open Access Journal Publishing 3. Society publishing 4. Library publishing 5. Combining Medicine and Writing – My journey to becoming an editor 6. The Journal Team: Editors and publishers working together 7. Peer review – How to assign reviewers, how to review papers 8. Pursuing Scholarship: Educating faculty and students on how to publish their academic work

Writing 9. Writing for Impact: How to prepare a journal article 10. Writing for Success 11. How to Write a Book Chapter: Skip the history, the histrionics, and the howevers 12. A Case for Case Studies 13. Threats to Experimental Hygiene 14. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The benefit of medical illustration in medical publishing 15. My Journey to Becoming an Author 16. Writing for Fun and Profit – an author’s longitudinal study

Legal and Ethical Issues 17. Rights and Publishing Contracts: What authors need to know 18. Publication Ethics in Medical Publishing 19. Publishing Ethics: An interview with the founders of Retraction Watch

Expanding Access and Increasing Impact 20. The Digital Age of Academic Medicine: The role of social media 21. Caring Through Conversation: Communication in healthcare 22. Measuring Impact 23. Government Funded Research and Publishing 24. Data sharing 25. Open Educational Resources in the Health Sciences

Case Study: Michigan Journal of Medicine 26. From Concept to Publication: Laying the groundwork for a student-run medical journal 27. Michigan Journal of Medicine as a Learning Tool: Establishing a student-run journal and editorial team 28. Michigan Journal of Medicine as a Learning Tool: Perspectives from the editor-in-chief 29. Applying Design Thinking to the Design of an Online Electronic Journal