Troubling Trends in Biomedical Research Publication: "Publish or Perish" Results in a Propensity for Ethical Violations.

As a result of the "publish or perish" environment for biomedical journal authors, as well as new developments in open access publication models ("pay to publish") and rapid improvements in artificial intelligence large language models (AI LLMs; e.g., ChatGPT), troubling trends and a propensity for ethical violations now exist.

Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Health Care Providers.

Recent research shows that physicians lack the knowledge and ability to use artificial intelligence (AI) effectively. We thus introduce a new series of articles, "Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Health Care Providers." Like the arthroscope, AI is a powerful tool, and we must adapt our skills to effectively incorporate and apply this tool in our practices.

Essentials of Scientific Manuscript Review.

There are multiple reasons for a clinician to consider serving as a manuscript reviewer, including improving their clinical knowledge and research skills, becoming a better writer, and making contributions to advancing scientific knowledge. Reviewers for the Arthroscopy family of journals can find essential tools on the journal websites, including a Journal Course for Writers and Reviewers: Checklists and Templates for Original Scientific Articles, Checklists and Templates for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, and a Research Pearls Collection. Arthroscopy reviewers provide journal editors with Confidential Comments, on which the editors heavily rely, summarizing study strengths and limitations as well as rationale supporting the reviewer's recommendation as to whether the submission is recommended for publication.

Meta-analysis of Nonrandomized Controlled Trials Is Rarely Justified: Systematic Reviews Must Avoid Improper Pooling.

Systematic reviews of the literature, as compared with original scientific articles, are the easiest types of studies to perform, and using contemporary meta-analysis software, the press of a button yields a "pooled weighted mean" (averaging the outcomes of the included articles and adjusting for sample size). The results seem conclusive. However, if included studies are not homogeneous and/or are of lower quality (high risk of bias), which is typical of nonrandomized trials, synthesis in a meta-analysis is not recommended, and quantitative pooling of nonrandomized studies is improper.

Introducing Foundations of Arthroscopy Techniques.

Arthroscopy Techniques is home to technical notes with video on all methods and procedures arthroscopic or related at https://www.arthroscopytechniques.org and https://www.

AANA24 Delivers Knowledge and a Sense of Purpose.

The 2024 Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America in Boston was our largest ever. The program was innovative, and attendees departed with a sense of purpose and new knowledge. Besides intellectual exchange, the meeting fostered connections that will shape arthroscopy in years to come.

The Purpose of Journal Peer Review Is to Make Articles Better.

Authors may have the misconception that the purpose of peer review is to serve as an arbiter or referee, or in other words, to make a binary, Accept After Revision versus Reject, decision whether an article will be published in our journal. In truth, although making that difficult decision is part of the process, it is only a part. The principal goal of peer review is to make articles better.

The Second Annual Musculoskeletal Biologics Special Issue Highlights Evidence-Based Therapies.

Orthopaedic biologics continues to hold great promise. The editors of Arthroscopy; Arthroscopy Techniques; and Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation once again Call for Papers and invite authors to submit clinical musculoskeletal biologics original scientific research and technical notes with video. Our top articles are awarded inclusion in the Annual Musculoskeletal Biologics Special Issue.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning May Resolve Health Care Information Overload.

Biomedical information doubles almost every 2 months, and this very rate is expected to double by 2025. The result is information overload for clinicians and researchers. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) research contribute to the deluge of information.

The Ultimate Goal of Medical Publishing is Practice-Changing Innovation.

New Year brings a new catchline: Practice-Changing Innovation. Publishing groundbreaking research and inventive techniques that translate to improvements in patient care is an ultimate goal.

Arthroscopy Journal: Reflections on 2023 and Auld Lang Syne.

Auld lang syne; times long past. We were unsuspecting of the coming pandemic. Things changed.

Strategies to Mitigate Against Least-Publishable Units in Medical and Scientific Research Publications.

Least-publishable units, aka minimal publishable units, smallest publishable units, fractions of scholarly effort, and "salami slicing" divide a single research publication into a number of papers with small amounts of information in each paper. This results in quantity rather than quality; is ethically inappropriate; creates extra work for readers, future authors, reviewers, and editors; and can result in redundancy, self-plagiarism, publication overlap, and duplicate reporting of patient data that can result in inaccurate conclusions in systematic reviews. Increased awareness and actionable intervention can help to reverse this growing trend.

AANA23 Confirms There is Still a Place for Face-To-Face Meetings.

AANA23, or the AANA Annual Meeting, set a high-water mark for our society and its members. Congratulations to all who planned and executed an exceptional educational meeting. Demonstrating that diversity continues to be front of mind, one of the first events of the meeting was the Diversity Session.

Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport: Fear of Reinjury Is the Leading Reason for Failure to Return to Competitive Sport and Is Modifiable.

Many of our patients are athletes, and an ultimate goal is to help these athletes return to their preinjury level of activity or sport. Generally, we focus on patients' injuries and treatments, but there are modifiable factors that can improve patient outcomes independent of surgical technique. A factor frequently ignored is psychological readiness to return to sport.

Biomedical Research Infographics and Visual Abstracts Increase Social Media Attention and Article Citation.

Biomedical research Infographics, a short-form neologism for "information graphics," illustrate medical educational information in an engaging manner by enhancing concise text with figures, tables, and data visualizations in the form of charts and graphs. Visual Abstracts present a graphic summary of the information contained in a medical research abstract. In addition to improving retention, both Infographics and Visual Abstracts allow for dissemination of medical information on social media and increase the breadth of medical journal readership.

Search Methods for Systematic Reviews and Bibliographic Articles Can Improve: Responsibilities of Authorship Are Vast.

Certain types of scientific articles, including bibliographic articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, require systematic search of electronic databases. Literature must be searched using clearly specified search terms, dates, and algorithms; article inclusion and exclusion criteria; and explicitly named databases. Search methods must be described in detail to allow reproducibility.

Arthroscopy and Musculoskeletal Biologics.

Orthopaedic biologics holds great promise. Absent peer-reviewed clinical musculoskeletal research, orthobiologics indications and treatment recommendations will remain opaque. In a Call for Papers, Arthroscopy; Arthroscopy Techniques; and Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation editors invite authors to submit clinical musculoskeletal biologics original scientific research, and technical notes with video.