The document provides a comprehensive guide on writing a manuscript, covering important aspects such as title creation, abstract writing, research objectives, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion, and referencing. It emphasizes the need for clear timelines, early writing, and collaborative work among authors, as well as precautions against plagiarism. Additionally, it outlines common mistakes to avoid throughout the manuscript preparation process.

1. How to write a manuscript ?
Dr. Jeya venkatesh.P
MS Ortho, DNB Ortho, MRCS (England), Dip SICOT (Belgium).,
Ex-Senior resident, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi,
Fellowship in Knee Surgery and Sports Medicine, SNUH, Korea
ISKSAA Midlands Fellowship, Birmingham, UK
‘SICOT meets SICOT’ Fellowship, Rhon Klinikum, Germany.

2. When you write a manuscript?
For Thesis
For Journal
For a conference abstract
For a research proposal
For Book Chapter

3. Have clear timelines from begining..
Start Writing early...
Finish in 2- 3 months
Split work among
authors

4. Outline of this talk..
1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Background
4. Objectives
5. Materials and methods
6. Results
7. Discussion
8. Conclusion
9. References
10. Revising & Plagiarism
11. Submission
12. Common mistakes.

5. Title of the study 3 ways to write a title
1. Describe the study
2. Ask a question?
3. Mention your
conclusion

6. Authorship
Affiliation,
Source of funding,,
Disclaimers.
Register at Open Researcher and Contributor Identification (ORCID)

7. Abstract = ‘Trailer’
Clear & Concise
Do first
Structured - IMRaD
Full Article Abstract
NO abbreviation,
NO
references,
NO images/
tables,
250 words

8. Keywords 5 words, Not words used in title, MeSH keywords

9. Background/ Introduction
Problem - Current solutions
Recent developments
500 words
Your Hypothesis
Landmark & Latest Citation (few)
No Old references
What is the ‘lacunae’ in the existing
literature.

10. Aim
Primary research question
Key outcome variables
Include the study subjects
...to compare the clinical outcomes of the DHS and PFN for
the treatment of Inter-trochanteric hip fractures.
… to compare DHS fixation with PFN in terms of decreasing operation
time and blood transfusion and reducing hospital stay in patients with
unstable intertrochantric fractures.

11. Materials and methods 1000 -1500 words
Sample size, patient selection ,
Ethical approval and consent
Study design with outcome scores, Details of
Sugery.
Mean, SD, Confidence intervals, Chi Square, t test
Power analysis, SPSS version (free trial)
1. Selection & description
of participants:
2. Technical information:
3. Statistics:

12. Results
Describe the key findings.
Data - Tables / Illustrations.
Proper legends, Footnotes.
500 words
No fear of negative results

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14. Discussion
Restatement of study question / problem.
Take the results one by one and discuss them.
Compare & Contrast with existing literature.
1000 words
Limitations.
Use the references freely to support discussion.

15. Conclusion
Derived from your findings
Conclude as per the laid down objectives.
Be concise.
Give future direction also.

16. Acknowledgement
Acknowledge those who were involved in the study but not fulfilling authorship
criteria
- project grants, Analytical or other service providers, intellectual support
Not for pleasing superiors like HOD, Dean or Chairman
Not for thanking spouse or parents.

17. References
Vancouver
Vancouver
Superscript
5-8 case report,
30-40 for original research,
More for review articles

18. Revising & Editing
Self revison - Friends & Mentors
Active voice > Passive voice. Avoid ‘We’
Simple sentecses > Too long sentences
Font 12, Times new roman
Double spacing, Line numbers
Side headings
Word count each section
Spell check

19. Avoid Plaigarism

20. Submitting manuscript
Find suitable journal
Coverletter
Copyright transfer
Upload - Article file, images, tables

21. Addressing queries
Rebuttal letter
Stick to deadlines
Galley proof

22. Common mistakes from the authors
Never use word ‘case’ - prefer ‘patient’
Spell letters 1-10, Do not start a sentence with a
digit.
NO Present tense in methods, results
Contractions (don’t, isn’t), Acronyms (POD, FFD),
Tables in jpeg format
No undue repetition

23. In a nutshell..
Introduction: Why did we start?
Methods: What did we do?
Results: What did we find?
Discussion: Hence, what does it mean?
Conclusion: What do we recommend?