yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 2 Issue 3MultidisciplinaryEnglishSeptember-DecemberNNY20231219ArticleHow to write a research paper? A guide for medical professionals and studentsEnglishY124129Manoj KumarLarson1EnglishN2EnglishY10.32677/yjm.v2i3.4349Research in medical academia is essential for generating medical evidence, formulating clinical guidelines, and drawing conclusions. However, many researchers struggle to disseminate their findings due to insufficiently prepared manuscripts and repeated rejections. Factors contributing to inadequate manuscripts include lack of originality, suboptimal research design, unsuitable methodology, errors in selecting statistical tools and methods, insufficient training in scientific writing, and grammatical and syntactical errors. This review aims to provide an overview of manuscript preparation for medical professionals and novice researchers, covering the structure of a medical research manuscript. EnglishManuscript, Medical research, Scientific article, Scientific writinghttps://yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=74References1619Macdonald NE, Ford-Jones L, Friedman JN, et al. Preparing a manuscript for publication: A user-friendly guide. Paediatr Child Health. 2006 Jul;11(6):339-42.Kurdi MS, Ramaswamy AH, Lokare L, et al. Current views and practice of faculty members and consultants regarding and;ldquo;Publications in Indiaand;rdquo;: A cross‑sectional study. Indian J Anaesth 2015;59:794‑800.Onwere S. How to write a good scientific paper for publication in a journal. J Med Investig Pract 2014;9:53-4.Paiva CE, Lima JP, Paiva BS. Articles with short titles describing the results are cited more often. Clinics. 2012;67:509-13.Nair LB, Gibbert M. What makes a and;lsquo;goodand;rsquo; title and (how) does it matter for citations? A review and general model of article title attributes in management science. Scientometrics. 2016 Jun;107:1331-59.Sengupta S, Shukla D, Ramulu P, et al. Publish or perish: The art of scientific writing. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2014 Nov;62(11):1089.Veale D, Riley S. Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the ugliest of them all? The psychopathology of mirror gazing in body dysmorphic disorder. Behaviour research and therapy. 2001 Dec 1;39(12):1381-93.Bowman DE. Helping authors create effective titles for your journaland;rsquo;s articles. Editorial Office News 2018; April:7.Praharaj SK, Ameen S. Choosing an appropriate title for your manuscript. Kerala Journal of Psychiatry. 2022 Aug 2;35(1):74-7.Foote M. Some concrete ideas about manuscript abstracts. Chest. 2006 May 1;129(5):1375-7.Mondal H, Mondal S, Mondal S. How to choose title and keywords for manuscript according to medical subject headings. Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2018 Jul 1;5(3):141-4.Praharaj SK, Ameen S. Writing the introduction section in a manuscript (Column: Tipson Research and Publication). Kerala Journal of Psychiatry 2020;33(2):176-179.Praharaj SK, Ameen S. Writing the Methods section in a manuscript (Column: Tips on Research and Publication). Kerala Journal of Psychiatry 2021;34(1):79-83Tuncel A, Atan A. How to clearly articulate results and construct tables and figures in a scientific paper?. Turkish journal of urology. 2013 Sep;39(Suppl 1):16.Malay DS. Effective Manuscript Preparation and Submission. Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. 2023 Oct 12.Celik I. How to write a scientific article. Journal of Good Clinical Practice. 2001;1:7-16.Bland M. An Introduction to Medical Statistics. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2015.Inskip H, Ntani G, Westbury L, et al. Getting started with tables. Archives of Public Health. 2017 Dec;75(1):1-0.Praharaj SK, Ameen S. Discuss your findings well (Column: Tips on Research and Publication). Kerala Journal of Psychiatry 2021;34(2): 161-163Bagga A. Discussion: The heart of the paper. Indian Pediatr 2016;53:901-4.Ross PT, Bibler Zaidi NL. Limited by our limitations. Perspect Med Educ. 2019 Aug;8(4):261-264.Santini A. The Importance of Referencing. J Crit Care Med (Targu Mures). 2018 Feb 9;4(1):3-4.Bryson D. Using research papers: citations, referencing and plagiarism. Journal of visual communication in medicine. 2012 Jun 1;35(2):82-4.Divecha CA, Tullu MS, Karande S. The art of referencing: Well begun is half done! J Postgrad Med. 2023 Jan-Mar;69(1):1-6.Mohta A, Mohta M. Accurate references add to the credibility. Indian Pediatr. 2016 Nov 1;53:1003-6.