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The views expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Department of Defense or other federal agencies. /Root 68 0 R How did you establish rigor? Doing good health professions education (HPE) research is hard. The editor must then determine who should be invited to be a reviewer. Get new journal Tables of Contents sent right to your email inbox, http://www.academicmedicine.org/pt/re/acmed/authorinfo.htm, https://www.rapidreview.com/AAMC2/CALogon.jsp, America’s Best Medical Schools: A Renewed Critique of the, Learning a Second Language: Diversifying Medical School From Within, by the Association of American Medical Colleges. One of the biggest challenges facing editors is finding expert reviewers willing and able to volunteer a high quality review for a manuscript.

Take into consideration that in some cultures (e. g., Canada, UK), reviewers tend to wrap their critical comments with supportive and polite remarks. (Commentaries and Point–Counterpoints are 1,200 and 750 words, respectively, with few or no tables or figures.)

endstream Second, a good HPE research study is not simply one that displays strong methodological rigor. 2018; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-018-9819-0. If not, you will at least have learnt something and not have wasted much time. Other users: Could a researcher or practitioner from a different institution use your findings? Indeed, because conversations with a variety of contributing voices produce richer, more robust insights, editors may consider whether a paper presents an opportunity to engage under-represented groups (e. g., students, or scholars from the developing world) in scholarly conversations. If your paper will not stand up to scrutiny, it is best for the editors to conserve the limited resource of peer-review time for those manuscripts that are ready for sharp-eyed peers. But editorial decisions are not taken lightly. Instead, a good HPE research study also provides sufficient detail about what was done, where, why, and to whom so that the reader can understand the relevance of the findings to their context. Ilgen JS, Artino AR, Simpson D, Yarris LM, Chretien KC, Sullivan GM. 0000008235 00000 n The number of references should be appropriate to the piece and topic; references should be representative, not exhaustive. /E 53493 How would you like your salami? volume 7, pages343–347(2018)Cite this article.

Artino AR, Driessen EA, Maggio LA. Letters to the Editor. 0000052440 00000 n It is not surprising, then, that journals such as Perspectives on Medical Education (PME), Academic Medicine, Medical Teacher, and Medical Education reject over 70% of incoming manuscripts. Cook DA. Fortunately, there are many publications that offer sound advice to authors, explaining why papers get rejected, [1,2,3,4] and suggesting tips on how to craft powerful manuscripts [5,6,7]. 0000001374 00000 n

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