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Most journal editors are happy to publish articles that have a medical thesis as their base. But, you need to re-write and refine your thesis to convert it into a journal article, as they differ in their overall approach and format. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: How to Convert a Medical Thesis into an Article?


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How to Convert a Medical Thesis into Medical
Article?
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Medical Thesis to Article
  • For young researchers, it is imperative to
    publish numerous research articles in reputed
    journals. It adds credibility to their name and
    proves beneficial for their career ahead.
  • However, many researchers find it difficult to
    write articles for publication they struggle to
    even come up with an interesting research
    question.
  • An easy way to publish soon after your PhD is to
    write the journal article from your medical
    thesis. You had invested months in performing
    research, collecting and analyzing the data, and
    writing a thesis.

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  • So, why not utilize your hard labor to write an
    article in the journal?
  • It is the easiest and most logical step towards
    your first publication. Apart from better career
    opportunities, you can showcase your research
    work to a wider audience and make significant
    contribution to your field.
  • Most journal editors are happy to publish
    articles that have a medical thesis as their
    base. But, you need to re-write and refine your
    thesis to convert it into a journal article, as
    they differ in their overall approach and format.

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Follow this systematic approach to convert your
medical thesis into medical article
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  • Depending upon your field of research, make a
    list of the journals you seek to publish in. Take
    note of their scope and objectives, which must
    match with your research study.
  • Go through the previous issues of your desired
    journal. Note the word limit, overall format, and
    referencing style.
  • Trim the length of your medical thesis. Select
    the relevant data and re-write in the following
    format

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  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Materials and methods used
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • References

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While trimming the length of your thesis, keep in
mind the following
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  • If your thesis covers several distinct research
    questions, narrow the focus on the most important
    question.
  • State the purpose of the paper clearly in
    Introduction.
  • Give a conceptual framework of your research in
    Literature Review.
  • Select only the most appropriate references to
    report in the literature review.
  • Report the results that are relevant to the
    research question. Do not include other results.
  • Do not over-interpret the data.
  • Be clear, precise, and explicit in your writing.
    Avoid unnecessary detail, extraneous words,
    grammatical and language errors.

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To make writing easy and increase your chances of
publication
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  • Collaborate with a colleague who has an expertise
    and previous experience in publishing articles.
    An article review by an experienced colleague can
    provide critical insights into its quality and
    relevance to the journal.
  • Strictly adhere to the journals writing
    guidelines. To know more checkout our publication
    support services.
  • Proofread and edit your article for any mistakes
    in formatting, missing information or grammatical
    errors before submitting for publication. Get
    help from our medical editing services experts.
  • Acknowledge the revision comments given by the
    editor after submission and revise your paper
    accordingly.

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Finally, be patient after submission. Patience
always pays!
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