For a manuscript to be published in prestigious dermatology journals, its content must be of sufficient scientific merit and properly presented in terms of structure, format, and style. Even when this is the case, targeting the wrong journal may cause substantial delay in publication. When choosing a journal, authors often give too much priority to English language journals, overestimate the ac...

Professional Development Committee, selected this article to be offered for CE credit to fill an observed learning need in the arena of clinical nutrition and metabolism. This CE activity serves to promote the process of lifelong learning for physicians, dietitians, pharmacists, and nurses by providing peer-reviewed journal articles that fully qualify for continuing education credits. Goal and ...

BACKGROUND Journal impact factors and their ranks are used widely by journals, researchers, and research assessment exercises. METHODS Based on citations to journals in research and experimental medicine in 2005, Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo methods were used to estimate the uncertainty associated with these journal performance indicators. RESULTS Intervals representing plausible range...

A Social Psychological Perspective on the Achievement Gap in Standardized Test Performance between White and Minority Students: Implications for Assessment Author(s): Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton Source: The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 83, No. 4, Special Focus Topics: Diversity, Equity and Excellence with Education Values, Satisfaction, and Experiences (Fall 2014), pp. 465-484 Published by: Jour...