Publish or perish: The art of scientific writing.
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2014-11
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Publishing manuscripts is the only way by which scientists communicate with each other. In recent times,
there is an increasing desire to publish manuscripts from the developing world for a variety of reasons.
Though, performing a research study is challenging in itself, writing it for publication is the final frontier
that can be daunting, especially for the novice. Work that remains unpublished in one form or the other
is essentially incomplete or undone. Hence, it is critically important for one to publish one’s findings in
a reputed journal. The purpose of this paper is to alleviate the mystique involved in manuscript writing
and provide a blueprint where the subheadings given under each of the sections of introduction, methods,
results and discussion can be expanded as per the particular study and the manuscript can be constructed
in a stepwise manner. We hope that by following this approach, potential researchers and practicing
ophthalmologists will develop the skill and aptitude for medical writing, and that the developing world
shall do justice to its tremendous intellectual capital by making meaningful contributions to global scientific
literature.
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Manuscript preparation, publication, scientific writing
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Sengupta Sabyasachi, Shukla Dhananjay, Ramulu Pradeep, Natarajan Sundaram, Biswas Jyotirmay. Publish or perish: The art of scientific writing. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2014 Nov ; 62 (11): 1089-1093.