Tips for Improving the Writing and Reporting Quality of Systematic, Scoping, and Narrative Reviews

The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
Tanya Horsley

Abstract

The evidence base in health professions education continues to accumulate at an unprecedented rate. Summaries of evidence in the form of scoping, systematic and narrative reviews are also increasingly common. Unfortunately, many submissions go unpublished and for reasons that may be irreversible post-peer review. The goal of this commentary is to offer insights to review authors for improving the likelihood of publication success. These tips will not guarantee success; however, insights address common errors authors make along the continuum of review production that result in either requests for major revision or rejection.

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Mar 10, 2020·The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions·Cheng Han NgLalit Kumar Radha Krishna
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