AI Article Synopsis
- The editorial highlights the challenges faced by statistical editors at the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) due to inconsistent reporting styles of statistical results in submitted manuscripts.
- It identifies a possible reason for this inconsistency as the absence of clear guidelines on how to report statistics in authors' instructions.
- The editorial aims to provide standardized reporting methods for common statistical results and address frequent mistakes made by authors to help improve manuscript submissions.
Article Abstract
Statistical editors of the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) must go through many submitted manuscripts, focusing on the statistical aspect of the manuscripts. However, the editors notice myriad styles of reporting the statistical results, which are not standardised among the authors. This could be due to the lack of clear written instructions on reporting statistics in the guidelines for authors. The aim of this editorial is to briefly outline reporting methods for several important and common statistical results. It will also address a number of common mistakes made by the authors. The editorial will serve as a guideline for authors aiming to publish in the MJMS as well as in other medical journals.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5101968 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/mjms2016.23.5.1 | DOI Listing |
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