Author Resource Center

These resources and guides are designed to assist researchers who are interested or engaged in scholarly activity. For additional assistance, please contact JAOA staff at jaoa@osteopathic.org or visit the Information for Authors page.

Conducting Research

Scholarly activity is essential to advancing health care. Here are several resources to help you get started.

• How to Get Involved in Scholarly Activity
• Scholar Series video workshops
  • Scholar Seven (initiating a research project)
  • Scholar Four (developing your project for presentation and publication)
  • Scholar Specific (additional considerations in osteopathic research projects)
• Research primer: introduction to research concepts
• Research primer, part 2: refining your research projects
• Research dissemination
• Principles of survey research
• Writing Education Studies for Publication
• The Museum of Osteopathic Medicine
• Resources for Clinicians Becoming Clinician Educators
• Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
• JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods
• BOOK: The Integrative Research Review: A Systematic Approach (Applied Social Research Methods)
• BOOK: Interpreting the Medical Literature
• BOOK: Studying A Study and Taking A Test: Reading Evidence-based Health Research
• BOOK: Statistics in Medicine
• BOOK: Designing Clinical Research
• BOOK: Basic & Clinical Biostatistics 

Manuscript Preparation and Submission

When submitting scientific research manuscripts, it is important to adhere to a journal’s submission requirements. These helpful links provide assistance in writing and structuring your manuscript.

• Elements of manuscript submission
• Abstracts
• Tables
• Figures
• References
• Manuscript template for novice researchers
• Manuscript preparation from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
• Data dredging, salami-slicing, and other successful strategies to ensure rejection: twelve tips on how not to get your paper published

Understanding Peer Review

Peer reviewers ensure the importance and quality of a particular manuscript. Researchers are encouraged to become familiar with the peer review process and guidelines to strengthen their manuscripts.

• The Peer Review Process: What happens to your manuscript
• Peer Review Module: Guidelines for reviewing a manuscript
• Peer Review Guidance: How Do You Write a Good Review?

Existing Guidelines and Checklists for Writing a Scientific Paper

• CARE - case reports
• CHARMS Checklist - systematic review for predictive model studies
• CONSORT statements - clinical trials
• COREQ - checklist for qualitative studies
• GATHER - health estimates reporting
• GRIPS - genetic risk prediction studies
• MOOSE - meta-analysis of observational studies
• ORION - outbreak reports
• PRISMA - systematic reviews
• QAREL - qualitative studies
• QUADAS - diagnostic accuracy studies
• SPIRIT - protocols
• SROBE/STROBE-ME - observational studies
• STARD - diagnostic accuracy statement
• A guide for clinical audit, research and service review (Brain 2011)
• Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance (BMJ 2015)
• Sex-and-Gender-Based Medicine

Grammar Guidelines

To reduce manuscript review time and ensure a quality submission, authors are encouraged to brush up on basic grammar rules.

• AMA Manual of Style
• APA Style
• The Chicago Manual of Style
• Purdue Online Writing Lab
• Citation Machine

Promotion

The JAOA encourages authors to actively promote their articles through press releases, social media, or other outlets.

• Tips for Post-Publication Promotion
• ResearchGate.net - disseminate research with fellow researchers

Multimedia

Audio and video content can take your manuscript to the next level.

Quality HD videos can be filmed at home with a webcam or on a smartphone, and JAOA staff can help. Authors are encouraged to submit videos displaying the action of the study, whether the video shows how the study was conducted, patient examination, and/or before & after successes.

Please direct any questions or concerns regarding multimedia submissions to jaoa@osteopathic.org.

Five Tips for Video Quality:

1. Wide Shots