This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citation map  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Journalology/ Peer Review/ Authorship  • Alert me on articles by topic

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:1090-1092.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

THE ARCHIVES editorial staff is dedicated to publishing outstanding research articles leading to the improved health and health care of children and adolescents. As part of doing so, we will publish a series of articles that we hope will improve the readability and quality of submitted papers and improve the peer-review process. This first article provides suggestions to authors on writing for the ARCHIVES.

GENERAL APPROACH TO MEDICAL WRITING

We are firm believers that most writers are made rather than born. Our own first attempts at medical writing were terrible; hopefully they have improved over the years. Writing skill comes from experience; it may never get easy for some, but it will get better the more you do it.

The first draft of a paper is often the hardest to write, but the great advantage of computers is the ease of revision. Don't aim for perfection on the first draft. Just get it down! Write . . . [Full Text of this Article]

EDITING

FORMAT
Abstract

Introduction

Methods

Results

Comment

Tables and Figures

REFERENCES

COMMON PROBLEMS

SUBMITTING THE MANUSCRIPT

USEFUL REFERENCES FOR AUTHORS

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES

Studies Should Report Estimates of Treatment Effects With Confidence Intervals
Cummings
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007;161:518-519.
FULL TEXT  

Policy recommendations in the discussion section of a research article
Cummings
Inj. Prev. 2007;13:4-5.
FULL TEXT  

Instructions for Authors
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2005;159:197-197.
FULL TEXT  

Writing Informative Abstracts for Journal Articles
Cummings et al.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004;158:1086-1088.
FULL TEXT  

MANUSCRIPT CRITERIA AND INFORMATION
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004;158:709-709.
FULL TEXT  

Editorial: A General Approach to Publication in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology: From the Process of Preparing Your Manuscript to Revisions and Resubmissions
Brown
J Pediatr Psychol 2004;29:1-5.
FULL TEXT  

MANUSCRIPT CRITERIA AND INFORMATION
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004;158:92-92.
FULL TEXT  

MANUSCRIPT CRITERIA AND INFORMATION
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003;157:832-832.
FULL TEXT  

MANUSCRIPT CRITERIA AND INFORMATION
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003;157:308-308.
FULL TEXT  

MANUSCRIPT CRITERIA AND INFORMATION
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003;157:212-212.
FULL TEXT  

Publication Bias: The Problem and Some Suggestions
Rivara and Cummings
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2002;156:424-425.
FULL TEXT