Websites on Medical research

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors - www.icmje.org

The ICMJE website contains detailed instructions on writing, preparing and submitting a manuscript for publications. The Uniform requirements for manuscripts are also listed in their website. The website also contains the IJCME editorials and a FAQ’s section.

How to write a medical research paper - http://www.cytopathology.org/guidelines/research_paper.php

This is a guideline published by the American Society of Cytopathology, describing the various steps in conducting a research study and in publishing paper.

Overview of Research Designs - http://emj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/19/6/546

This is an article from the Emergency Medicine Journal, published by the BMJ group, which describes the various types of studies. This is one of the articles in the research series published by the journal.

Another article in the series is listed below:

Designing a research Project - Randomized Controlled Trial.

http://emj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/20/2/164

The full-text articles in the series are available free.

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