1. Isnani Azizah Salim Suryono FKUI Histologi The Medical Journal of Indonesia DRPM_UI, 15-11-2008

2.  Hal-hal apa yang perlu diperhatikan bila memasukkan artikel ke jurnal?  Kesalahan-kesalahan yang sering terjadi, & cara menghindarinya?  Bagaimana memasukkan artikel ke journal kedokteran internasional?

3. 3  Read the “Instructions to authors” of the journal you are writing for!! Basic rule: [MR]

4. 4  What do I have to say?  Is it worth saying it?  What is the right format for the message?  What is the audience for the message?  What is the right journal for the message? Basic Questions. 3

5. 5  State the purpose of your study clearly..  The specific aim & hypothesis should be easy to find & understand  Be sure that the reasoning in your paper follows a straight line: ◦ from the purpose (in the Introduction) to ◦ the conclusion (at the end of the Discussion) Explain how your study fills the gap in current scientific knowledge. 4

6. 6 BEGIN WITH THUNDER!  Write a strong introductory paragraph  Right to the essence of the argument  Opening sentences should be “reader- grabbers”  ◦ A provocative question ◦ A new perspective ◦ A good quotation Capturing Reader’s (& Reviewers!) attention. 4

7. 7 several studies have shown that xxxx (ref: 1-7) and several others have shown that it does not (ref: 8-14). We report further, some of our result support ref. 1-7 & some of them are in accordance with 8- 14.. Do not write: 3

8. 8 Two previous studies have reported that xxxxx. These studies were small and uncontrolled, and used only crude measurements of yyyy, and did not follow up. We report a larger, controlled study, with detailed measurements of yyyy and with.... years follow up! Do write: 3

9. 9  Authors are often not clear about what they want to say..  Straying from the hypothesis or the objective of the analysis. 4  Authors regularly choose the wrong format..  Not clear about the audience (Acad? Pract? Researchers? Spec? Generalists?) Common errors : 3,4

10. 10  “To write an effective scientific paper you must know your audience, keep it concise, tell readers why you have done the study/review and explain why it’s important, convince them that it is better previous works (kalau pernah ada), and try as hard as you can to hook them in the first line” Conclusion. 3