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Thesis and Publication Style
Statistical Editor, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1987–2005.
Editorial Board member and Statistical Editor for the Journal of the American Dental Association, 2013–present.
Statistical Reviewer for the Journal of Periodontology,1990–1993, 1998–present.
Co-author on over 184 refereed journal articles and 4 books.See: Pubmed.org, or ResearchGate.net
Overview
It’s easier to do things right the first time.(Rather than fixing a mess at the end.)
Follow the instructions.(Really.)
www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=178
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Scientific Writing
“Readers do not simply read; they interpret” Readers take clues from a publication’s structure to make interpretive decisions
“Information is interpreted more easily and more uniformly if it is placed where most readers expect to find it.”
GD Gopen & JA Swan “The science of scientific writing” American Scientist, 1990.
Thesis = Journal style Sandwiched inside Grad School style
Grad School– Overall style– “preliminary pages”: ETD form, Copyright, Title, Ack., ToC, LoT, LoF
– Appendices, Vita Journal
– Abstract– Main body– References – Tables & Figures
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Grad School Style
www.graduate.vcu.edu/media/graduate-school/docs/pdf/ThesisandDissertationManual.pdf
Margins? Spacing? Page numbers?
Journal Style
Journal of Endodontics– www.jendodon.com
Pediatric Dentistry– www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aapd/pd
Journal of Periodontology– http://www.joponline.org
American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics– www.ajodo.org
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Journals: Sections Introduction
– Background, “empty”, Literature review Methods
– Materials and Methods Results
– Findings Discussion
– Summary References
– Literature cited, Bibliography Also note: is the first line indented?
Journal: Typeface
What does VCU say? Journals:
– Heading 1, Heading 2– Body text Spacing?
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JOE
PedDent
JPerio
AJODO
JOE
PedDent
JPerio
AJODO
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Tables
The reference in text– (Table 1), (see Table 1)
On the (bottom of the) page or at the end (of the document)?
JPerio
AJODO (roman!)
JOE
PedDent
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Figures
Reference in text Typeface? Border? Caption or commentary? Graph above or below text?
JPerio
AJODO
JOE
PedDent
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MSWord: Step 0 How the GUI (graphical user interface) works
on all computers Think of the things you see as containers (nouns),
that can be acted on (with verbs) to change their characteristics (adjectives)
Objects use Methods to change Properties– Every Object has default Properties– Select the Object and choose a Method
to change a Property Examples: A MSWord paragraph uses keyboarding
to enter textClicking a Menu or on a Ribbon changes the selected location/letter/word/line/paragraph/section
MSWord: Step 1
Learn how to use this tool Video training
– office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/training-FX101782702.aspx
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Training courses for Word Create accessible Word documentsCreate Word 2010 documents that are more accessible to people with disabilities. Learn how to format your document using Styles, add alternative text to images, and other tips to make your document easier for users and assistive technologies to navigate.
Create your first Word document IIPart two of the “Create your first Word 2010 document” series for those who are new to Word. Learn to move around in the document, use formatting marks, move text by using Cut and Paste, and change line spacing and alignment in Word. Create and customize a table of contentsCreate a table of contents (TOC) in Word. Prepare document headings so that Word will generate the TOC automatically, and customize the look and settings for the TOC.
What’s Normal?
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Notes ONE space after a period to end a sentence. Use paragraph settings to go to a new page.
(NOT, by adding a blank paragraph using the Enter key.) Or by adding a
Page Break from the Page Layout ribbon
Captions and Cross-referencesAdd a caption On the References tab, in the Captions
group, click Insert Caption. In the Label list, select the label that best describes the
object, such as a table or figure, and then click OK. Type any text, including punctuation, that you want to
appear after the label.Add a cross-reference In the Captions group,
click Cross-Reference. Choose the reference type,
Only label and number,Select which caption.
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TOC, LoT, LoF
The Table of Contents is built automatically from the Styles: Heading 1, Heading 2, …
The List of Tables is built automatically from the Captions identified as Table
The List of Figure is built automatically from the Captions identified as Figure
These are Fields that can be updated manually (right-click)
Don’t Reinvent the Wheel
Get a previous resident’s Thesis with “good bones”– Grad School “front matter” ending with a section
break– IMRD (heading 1)– Style=Normal paragraphs– Style=Caption for Table and Figure heads
Keep the containers, replace the content
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AuthorshipThe ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria:1. Substantial contributions to the conception or design of
the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND
2. Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND
3. Final approval of the version to be published; AND4. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work.All those designated as authors should meet all four criteria for authorship, and all who meet the four criteria should be identified as authors. Those who do not meet all four criteria should be acknowledged