title: [How should the results of a research study be presented? II. The manuscript and the publication process].
abstract: Publishing a manuscript is the logical result of any research study, allowing information to be shared with the scientific community, and providing personal satisfaction and career enhancement. The present article reviews some of the rules and recommendations for drafting the main sections of an original study (introduction, methodology, results, discussion). We discuss several aspects of the editorial process and the main reasons why manuscripts are returned. However well a manuscript is written, it cannot hide the methodological defects of a poorly designed study. The best way to avoid difficulties when writing is to have a good working hypothesis, clear objectives, and impeccable methodology.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. cmantero@ufro.cl
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manterola
authors.forename: Viviana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pineda
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vial
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grande
mesh_terms: D035081:Editorial Policies; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*