title: Publication in otology and neuro-otology: dos and don'ts.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Medical publication continues to be important to academicians, physicians in private practice, researchers and corporate sponsors. This article provides valuable dos and don'ts for authors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review and personal experience of the author.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Advice is provided for understanding the publishing world, the peer-review process, duplicate publication, authorship, and dos and don'ts for successful authors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Publishing is a competitive art and science. The key to success is the submission of a proper manuscript that contains important, new, scientific information of value to the readers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 77555, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology; D010036:Otolaryngology; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing / Q000458:organization & administration*