Authorship FAQs
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What is Evidence-Based Practice?
http://www.fpin.org/EBP/default.aspx
Evidence-Based Practice originally went into publication in 1998 by Dowden Health Media, publishers of The Journal of Family Practice. The Family Physicians Inquiries Network (FPIN), a not-for-profit academic consortium, acquired the full rights to EBP in 2005, and by then the publication had already set itself apart as an advocate for providing answers for primary-care physicians, using the best-available evidence, unbiased by pharmaceutical advertising, in a concise, clinically useful format. EBP continues to provide its readers with the very best answers that modern research has to offer.
What are the benefits of authorship?
�� Meet junior faculty/resident/student research requirements
�� Publication credit in EmBase-indexed journal
�� Increased expertise in topic area
�� Complimentary print subscription to EBP
What is involved?
You will find the instructions, search strategy, template and examples via the EBP resource page, or by contacting EBP Project Manager Jon Crowell (ebp@fpin.org, jonathan@fpin.org). You will receive feedback and suggested revisions from EBP editors
How long does writing a topic take?
A reasonable timeframe for the editorial process is about 6-8 weeks - 2 weeks for research, 2 weeks for write up, then the remaining 2-4 weeks for review and necessary revisions. Most HDAs should take between 8-10 hours to complete, based on the expertise of you or your faculty co-author, if applicable.
How do I get started?
Ok, so I have my topic and I got all necessary information from Project Manager Jon Crowell (ebp@fpin.org, jonathan@fpin.org), and I’ve familiarized myself with EBP’s writing style. Now what? Set aside some time, in 1-2 hour blocks within a reasonable timeframe of signing up (7-14 days) to work on this. Follow the authoring guidelines, search strategy and author templates for your research and write-up. Adhering to the authoring guidelines will be extremely helpful, and should give you the necessary information to complete your initial submission.
How do I condense the information into the necessary format and word count?
There are several approaches to the style and you’ll have to see which is best for you - you may want to write it all out and try to edit down the content into the appropriate format and size. You may want to just think through the content, write an outline and get it into that before you put it down on paper. Whatever you decide, please don’t let this overwhelm you and prevent you from taking your best “stab” at it. You will receive feedback and guidance from EBP editors.
How do I cite my article on my CV?
e.g: for an article submitted by resident Humaira Lateef, MD and her faculty co-author, Deepak Patel, MD, titled Is kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty better for vertebral body compression fractures in an osteoporotic woman?, published in the July 2007 (Volume 10) issue of Evidence-Based Practice, page 7, the CV citation would read as follows:
Lateef, H, Patel, D. Is kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty better for vertebral body compression fractures in an osteoporotic woman? Evidence-Based Practice 2007; 10(7): 7.
Additional Tips and Hints
o Communicate with the Project Manager Jon Crowell frequently (every 7-10 days, ebp@fpin.org, jonathan@fpin.org) to keep him apprised of your progress and if you have any questions.
o If you’re working with a faculty co-author, keep him or her in the communication “loop”
o Keep the sample issues and the EBP resource page link handy - all of the resources are there for your reference.
o Don’t get overwhelmed – this is a “do-able” project! You will fine-tune your research and clinical appraisal skills, and learn in the process. We want this learning process to be as “fun” as possible for you.