MBChB, MPH. Posts on research, academia & AI. Postdoctoral Fellow in Trauma @UofTTrauma/@unityhealthto Fulbright & QES Scholar. Posts = my personal views.
Jan 16 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
Written a research paper but don't know where to publish it?
Here are 11 tools to find the best journal for your article:⬇️
1. Journal/Article Name Estimator (JANE)
Enter your article title or abstract and JANE will provide a list of journals that may be appropriate for your submission.
This week, I tried @MushtaqBilalPhD 's "Research Kick ()," and here is my review on it:
I was impressed at its ease of usability and indeed as promised, I was able to generate 10 potential topic ideas within 4 minutes.
Here are the steps I followed: researchkick.com
@MushtaqBilalPhD 1. Idenfity your interests, domain of your field and talk to advisors
2. Open “Research Kick” and enter a broad topic. E.g REBOA for damage resuscitation
Feb 23, 2024 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
The best research tools for PhD students/ researchers: 🎓
➡️Paperpal: Writing assistant and grammar corrector.
➡️Elicit: Helps you find relevant papers.
➡️BioRender: Great to make medical figures. You'll never go back to making figures with PowerPoint again!
Feb 21, 2024 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Written a paper but don't know where to publish it?
Here are 12 tools to find the best journal for your article:⬇️ 1. Journal/Article Name Estimator (JANE)
Have you ever heard of the following study designs?
-Prospective case-control study
-Randomized case-control study
-Retrospective randomized study
They don't exist! Yet many mislabel their studies with such terminology.
Here are 7 study designs you should know:⬇️
1. Case-control study:
Exposure status is unknown; Disease status is known
Always retrospective. You look backwards in time to see if people develop disease.
At start of study we know the number of diseased (cases) and undiseased (controls).
Feb 13, 2024 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
4 YouTube playlists for basic biostatistics:⬇️
1. Statistics foundamentals:
Feb 9, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
How to read a paper?
Here are 7 guides from The BMJ on how to read and interpret different types of research papers:⬇️
1. How to read a systematic review - papers that pool/ summarize other papers:
Save yourself from predatory journals. Here is how to check the indexing status of a journal in 6 major databases! 🧵
Embase:
Go to
-Click on the hypertext - “Download the full list of journal titles in Embase”
-On the spreadsheet, search the journal title or ISSN
-On the corresponding row of the journal, the indexed journal shows “Yes” on the “Indexed at Embase” columnelsevier.com/solutions/emba…
Jan 30, 2024 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
How to do a (solid) literature review in 5 hours⬇️:
STEP 1: Collect papers → Research Rabbit App (free)
Research Rabbit lets you discover studies and visualize the connection between them.
Search the topic you need articles for in the app and it will automatically suggest papers and make connections between them.
Jan 27, 2024 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
How to write a Research Paper in 40 steps. See below⬇️
STEP 1: TITLE: Begin with a working title that guides your research focus.
INTRODUCTION:
STEP 2: Introduce your topic clearly and define any specific terminology used.
STEP 3: Emphasize why the topic is significant. What makes your research important?
Dec 30, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
10 ways to publish your research paper in PubMed-indexed journals for FREE: 👇
1. Visit DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals -
1) Go to 2) Search for journals 3) Apply filter "Without: APCs"
"APC" stands for Article Processing Fee.
This will filter a list of journals where you can publish for FREE!DOAJ.org
Oct 17, 2023 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
How to read a paper?
Here are 7 guides from The BMJ on how to read and interpret different types of research papers:
How to read a systematic review - papers that pool/ summarize other papers: