Main principles of scientific publications’ preparation according to the standards of Harvard medical school

Abstract

The article is written for young researchers, who constantly face many problems with Manuscript writing due to unknowing or ignoring of main rules of good preparation of scientific publication. All sections of this methodological paper are mostly based on Harvard Medical School’s lectures for participants of the on-line Course “Principle and Practice of Clinical Research”. Content of the article has been guided by IMRAD – a modern algorithm for relevant placing of all information to be included in the publication – Introduction, Methods, Results, Assessment, Discussion,including tips on writing style. There have been given brief recommendations on Authorship issues according to ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) Also there is “Tips for authors” by Caren Solomon, Chief-editor of the “New England Journal of Medicine”, which has one of the highest impact-factor among the medical periodicals in the world, that has been given in Application 1. There is specific guidelines for proper arranging of research paper depending on the Study’s type, have been given in Application 2. We expect the article will help young researchers to prepare and arrange their papers properly, according to Harvard standards of Manuscript writing.