title: ABC's of writing medical papers in English.
abstract: Publishing medical papers in English is important as English remains the predominant language for most medical papers (both electronic and traditional journal publications). In addition, journals with the highest impact factors are published in English and a publication in English thus enhances the visibility of authors and their institutions, and is important for promotion in some academic centers. This article reviews the basic principles that will help you successfully publish a manuscript in English. Although other books and articles are available on this subject, there are relatively few references. The present article is based on this author's experience of publishing nearly 400 articles in English. It will emphasize writing original articles, but the principles can be applied to virtually any type of manuscript.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. baron.todd@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Todd H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Baron
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D007802:Language; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012107:Research Design; D014956:Writing