Alle researchers need to search for previously published material. You can either do it in a loose fashion, so-called "surfing" for evidence, or you can perform a search systematically, e.g. for a systematic review.

Episode 50: practical data management

Dec 18th, 2016 5m 16s

There are strict rules about how to handle your data from a research project. You cannot put them on Dropbox or similar web-based repositories and you cannot save them on the hard drive of your personal computer.

Episode 49: Good Clinical Practice

Dec 11th, 2016 11m 21s

It is mandatory to follow the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) rules for trials involving drugs. This episode will give you the background and the main content of the GCP regulations and what it practically means to you when running the study. It i

Episode 48: critical phases

Dec 4th, 2016 17m 37s

There will for certain be critical phases in your research process, This episode will go through the critical phases in the protocol, data acquisition, analysis, manuscript and publication phases. Most problems can be prevented.

Episode 47: write a systemativ review

Nov 27th, 2016 16m 53s

You do not need to be an expert in the clinical field to write a systematic review. It is a fairly easy process because it follows a specific guideline (the PRISMA guideline), and it is also fairly easy to get it accepted for publication in a j

Episode 46: COPE

Nov 20th, 2016 6m 15s

If problems arise with serious author disputes or question about research integrity then journal editors go to COPE for advice. You should therefore know about this important ressource that is freely available on the internet.

Episode 45: Author disputes

Nov 13th, 2016 10m 28s

There may be author disputes in a competitive environment like biomedical research. this is sad and disturbing, but if you handle it very early in the research process then most problems can be prevented.

Episode 44: Permissions and registrations

Nov 6th, 2016 10m 1s

Before study start (meaning before accrual of the first patient) you have to obtain certain permissions and perform certain registrations. There are differences from country to country but you will always need ethical committee approval for a c

Episode 43: Research funding

Oct 30th, 2016 15m 31s

It is very often a struggle to obtain necessary funding for your research ideas. This episode will discuss how to obtain funding and how to make a good application for that.

Episode 42: How to get the idea for a project

Oct 23rd, 2016 7m 31s

The best way to get the idea for a research project is to listen to the questions asked by the patient and by younger colleagues and medical students. They often ask the relevant questions, and these can very easily be translated into research

Episode 41: Find a mentor

Oct 16th, 2016 11m 26s

Everybody needs a mentor. When you look for a mentor the most important factor is chemistry. You will spend a lot of time together with your mentor so communication has to be pleasant and productive. The research area may not be that important

Episode 40: The authorship contract

Oct 9th, 2016 7m 53s

In large multicenter trials there may be problems about authorship if you do not settle that before study start. In this context it is advisable to make a formal authorship contract with the study sites before accrual of the first patient.

Episode 39: The editorial process

Oct 2nd, 2016 19m 57s

In this episode we go through the editorial process. What happens with your paper in its way through the editorial office, out for review, back again, and the additional steps until final publication.

Episode 38: Reporting guidelines

Sep 25th, 2016 4m 55s

Whenever possible you should use a reporting guideline when writing your paper. This will increase the quality and transparency of your work and it will also increase the chance of getting your paper published.

Episode 37: The research protocol

Sep 18th, 2016 9m 40s

It is important to write a research protocol for almost all types of studies. Usually the protocol is large and comprehensive for human clinical trials, and for other study types the protocol may be smaller.

Episode 36: resources

Sep 11th, 2016 15m 32s

In this episode I go through my current choice of software for PC/Mac and apps for smartphone. These are tools that will make your life easier as a biomedical researcher.

Episode 35: why my paper was rejected

Sep 4th, 2016 5m 53s

There are many reasons why a paper can be rejected by the editor. We go though some of the most important reasons, where choice of the wrong journal may be the most important one.

Episode 34: submission of the manuscript and handling revisions

Aug 28th, 2016 13m 45s

The submission proces has certain steps and include the manuscript system used by the journal, a cover letter, submission of different files, and if you get a chance to revise your paper, the revised paper should be submitted with a detailed re

Episode 33: how to overcome writers block

Aug 21st, 2016 11m 41s

Writers block may be the most important inhibitor in the writing proces, both for novices as well as experienced authors. This episode will outline the possible causes and potential solutions to this common and irritating problem.

Episode 32: where should I publish my paper

Aug 14th, 2016 6m 20s

There are different issues to consider when you are deciding for a target journal for your scientific article. The best advice is to decide as early as possible because it may influence the writing of the paper and even the study design in some

Episode 31: a few style tips for medical writing

Aug 7th, 2016 15m 19s

Not a full grammar school but a few relevant style tips that you should be aware of.

Episode 30: how to perform peer review

Jul 31st, 2016 14m 39s

You will undoubtedly be asked to perform peer review and then you will probably have some worries about this. This episode will guide you through the process.

Episode 29: how to build an editorial

Jul 24th, 2016 4m 37s

There are two kinds of editorials, and this podcast will explain how to write the editorial that is not written by the editor.

Episode 28: how to build a case report

Jul 17th, 2016 6m 34s

A case report may be one of the easier articles to write. There is a published guideline on the writing of a case report (www.care-statement.org) and some additional tricks and comments that you will hear in this podcast episode.

Episode 27: how to build a narrative review

Jul 10th, 2016 5m 11s

The narrative review may be a difficult article to write for the novice science writer. The reason is that it does not follow explicit rules or guidelines. There are a few tricks, however, so listen to the podcast and learn how to build your ne