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A Guide to the Scientific Career
Virtues, Communication, Research, and Academic Writing
Mohammadali M. Shoja (Edited by), MM Shoja (Author), Anastasia Arynchyna (Edited by), Marios Loukas (Edited by), Anthony V. D'Antoni (Edited by), Sandra M. Buerger (Edited by), Marion Karl (Edited by), R. Shane Tubbs (Edited by)
9781118907429, Wiley
Hardback, published 16 December 2019
792 pages
24.6 x 16.3 x 3.6 cm, 1.497 kg
A concise, easy-to-read source of essential tips and skills for writing research papers and career management In order to be truly successful in the biomedical professions, one must have excellent communication skills and networking abilities. Of equal importance is the possession of sufficient clinical knowledge, as well as a proficiency in conducting research and writing scientific papers. This unique and important book provides medical students and residents with the most commonly encountered topics in the academic and professional lifestyle, teaching them all of the practical nuances that are often only learned through experience. Written by a team of experienced professionals to help guide younger researchers, A Guide to the Scientific Career: Virtues, Communication, Research and Academic Writing features ten sections composed of seventy-four chapters that cover: qualities of research scientists; career satisfaction and its determinants; publishing in academic medicine; assessing a researcher’s scientific productivity and scholarly impact; manners in academics; communication skills; essence of collaborative research; dealing with manipulative people; writing and scientific misconduct: ethical and legal aspects; plagiarism; research regulations, proposals, grants, and practice; publication and resources; tips on writing every type of paper and report; and much more. A Guide to the Scientific Career: Virtues, Communication, Research and Academic Writing is an excellent interdisciplinary text that will appeal to all medical students and scientists who seek to improve their writing and communication skills in order to make the most of their chosen career.
List of Contributors xxxiii Preface xliii Section I Successful Career 1 1 Defining and Re-Defining Success 3 2 Qualities of Research Scientists: Personality and Leadership Attributes of Research Team Members 15 3 Building a Personal Vision Statement 25 4 Creativity and Novel Hypotheses 29 5 Confidence and Its Impact on Your Aspiring Career 33 6 Career Satisfaction and Its Determinants 45 7 Spiritual Dimensions of Biomedical Research 55 8 Publishing in Academic Medicine: Does It Translate into a Successful Career? 63 9 Assessing a Researcher’s Scientific Productivity and Scholarly Impact 69 Section II Communication 81 10 Manners in Academics 83 11 Emotional Intelligence: Its Place in Your Professional and Academic Careers 91 12 Communication Skills 97 13 Learning Charisma 103 14 Essence of Collaborative Research: Leadership, Engaging Others, and Cooperativeness 109 15 Personal Branding for Physicians and Researchers 113 16 Dealing with Manipulative People 123 Section III Research Ethics 139 17 Honesty and Truth in Academic Research and Writing 141 18 Writing and Scientific Misconduct: Ethical and Legal Aspects 155 19 Plagiarism and How to Avoid It 163 20 Conflicts of Interest: A Simple Explanation 179 21.Gender Differences in Medical Research Productivity Section IV Research Regulations 22 Institutional Review Boards: General Regulations, Institutional Obligations, and Personal Responsibility 23 International Research with Human Subjects Section V Research Grants and Proposals 24 Grants and Funding Sources 25 Essentials of Grant Writing and Proposal Development Section VI Research Practice 26 Clinical Research Methods and Designs 27 Retrospective Analysis from a Chart Review: a Step-by-Step Guide 28 Designing, Planning, and Conducting Clinical Trials 29 Animal Models in Science and Research 30 How to Identify a Timely and Relevant Topic for a Literature Review 31 The Structure and Conduct of a Narrative Literature Review 32 A Guideline for Conducting Systematic Reviews 33 Clinical Management Guidelines 34 Why is the History of Medicine and Biology Important? 35 Historical Articles: A Methodology Guide Section VII Publication and Resources 36 An Introduction to Academic Publishing 37 Various Types of Scientific Articles 38 Authorship 39 Recognition, Reward, and Responsibility: Why the Authorship of Scientific Papers Matters 40 Biomedical Journals: Scientific Quality, Reputation, and Impact Factor 41 Scholarly Open-Access Publishing 42 How to find a suitable journal for your manuscript 43 Scientific Peer Review 44 How to Reply to Editors and Reviewers 45 Causes of manuscript rejection and how to handle a rejected manuscript 46 Resources and Databases 47 Research: A Construct Defined by Context 48 Critical Evaluation of the Clinical Literature Section VIII Technical Writing 49 Writing for Your Audience 50 Principles of Writing a Good Scholarly Paper 51 Tips for Scientific Writing 52 Perspectives of a Medical Editor 53 The Art of Organizing Your Research Content 54 Economy of Writing: How to Write Technical Content 55 Writing an Effective Title and Abstract 56 Writing the Results Section 57 Writing the Discussion Section for Original Research Articles 58 Reporting a Clinical Trial 59 Publishing a Case Report 60 Writing Editorials 61 Writing a Letter to the Editor 62 Writing a Book Review 63 Use of Illustrations and Figures to Enhance Scientific Presentations and Publications 64 How to Prepare Supplemental Materials for Scientific Publications 65 Reference-Management Software Section IX Biostatistics 66 Basic Statistical Analysis for Original Studies 67 An Overview of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 68 An Introduction to Meta-Analysis 69 Missing Values: How to Treat Them Appropriately Section X Academic Networking 70 Essentials of Interviewing for Prospective Medical Students and Residents 71 Professional and Academic Societies and Meetings 72 Getting the Most from Attending a Professional Meeting 73 Finding Research Opportunities as a Medical Student 74 A Guide to Writing a Curriculum Vitae Index
Mohammadali M. Shoja, R. Shane Tubbs and Dan O’Brien
Fred Bertino and Mohammadali M. Shoja
Genevieve Pinto Zipp
Anthony V. D’Antoni
Toral R. Patel
Nihal Apaydin
Mariana Cuceu, Beatrice Gabriela Ioan, Marcel Cuceu, Kyle E. Karches,
Bradley K. Weiner, Paige Vargo and Joseph Fernandez
John Panaretos and Chrisovalantis Malesios
R. Shane Tubbs
Sandra Buerger and Gernot Buerger
Sandra Buerger
R. Shane Tubbs
Rebecca Andall, Petru Matusz, Jerzy Gielecki and Marios Loukas
Tracy E. Bunting-Early
George K. Simon
Thomas F. Lüscher
Marcoen J.T.F. Cabbolet
Izet Masic
Bradley K. Weiner, Leslie A. Duncan and Paige E. Vargo
Peter F. Svider, Priyanka Shah, Adam J. Folbe, Jean Anderson Eloy
Anastasia A. Arynchyna, Sarah B. Putney, R. Peter Iafrate
Sarah B. Putney
Jamie Dow, Chevis Shannon
Chevis N Shannon, Jamie Dow
Daxa M. Patel, Beverly C. Walters, James M. Markert
Philipp Hendrix, Christoph J. Griessenauer
Ramón Rodrigo, Juan Guillermo Gormaz, Matías Libuy, Daniel Hasson
Ray Greek
Sanjay Patel, Jerzy Gielecki, Marios Loukas
Marco Pautasso
Paul Posadzki, Edzard Ernst
Vijay Ravindra, Walavan Sivakumar, Kristin Kraus, Jay K. Riva-Cambrin, John Kestle
Paul S. Agutter
Anand N. Bosmia, Mohammadali M. Shoja
Mohammadali M. Shoja, R. Shane Tubbs
José Florencio F. Lapeña, Jr., Wilfred C.G. Peh
Stephen W. Carmichael
Elizabeth Wager
Katherine G. Akers
Jeffrey Beall
Mohammadali M. Shoja, Thomas P. Walker, Stephen W. Carmichael
Christoph J. Griessenauer, Michelle K. Roach
Paul Tremblay
Sung Deuk Kim, Matusz Petru, Jerzy Gielecki, Marios Loukas
Koichi Watanabe
Michael Dieter
Jacopo Buti, Faizan Zaheer
Maria J. Grant
S. Jane Millward-Sadler
Mark P. Henderson
Marilyn Michael Yurk
Kristin N. Mount
Arthur C. Croft
Sandra Buerger
Bulent Yalcin
Ayhan Cömert, Eyyub S.M. Al-Beyati
Dirk T. Ubbink
S. Jane Millward-Sadler, Mohammadali M. Shoja
Naomi Andall, Bharti Bhusnurmath, Shivayogi Bhusnurmath, Marios Loukas
Haley J. Moon, Joel A. Vilensky
James Hartley
Marion Karl
Barbara J. Hoogenboom
Paul Tremblay, Thomas P. Walker
Ganesh N. Dakhale, Sachin K. Hiware, Avinash V. Turankar, Mohini S. Mahatme, Sonali A. Pimpalkhute
Anthony V. D'Antoni, Loretta Cacace
Arindam Basu
David C. Howell
Frederic J. Bertino, Talal A. Kaiser
Philip R. Brauer
Peter J. Ward
Frederic J. Bertino
Sanjay Patel, Petru Matusz, Marios Loukas
Subject Areas: Biology, life sciences [PS]
