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No study is ever flawless: A scoping review of common errors in biomedical manuscripts.

Authors :
Soleimanpour, Samira
Sedghi, Shahram
Asghari, Habibollah
Nemati-Anaraki, Leila
Source :
Accountability in Research: Policies & Quality Assurance; Aug2022, Vol. 29 Issue 6, p397-414, 18p, 1 Diagram, 8 Charts
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

We conducted this scoping review of common errors identified by editors and reviewers of biomedical manuscripts. Errors includes items that a reviewer or editor might identify as needing correction. The errors were categorized by section of the manuscript: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References. After screening 87 published studies, 16 papers were selected for data extraction. Of these 16 studies, the most frequently represented disciplines were Medicine (n = 5), Radiology (n = 2), and Psychiatry (n = 2). The most reported common errors included inappropriate study design, inadequate sample size, poor statistical analysis, and unclear and inadequate description of methods. Abstracts not reflecting the content of the paper were the most frequent general common error in biomedical manuscripts. The findings of this study offer one perspective on common errors in biomedical manuscripts and might be a useful guide for novice authors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08989621
Volume :
29
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Accountability in Research: Policies & Quality Assurance
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
158109911
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2021.1937604