The Workshops will cover three mornings, for one hour each morning, from 07:30 to 08:30. Each morning a faculty member (editorial board member of the World Journal of Surgery) will meet with his/her group of 4-6 students to discuss the topic at hand. Enrollment will be limited to 90 participants (fifteen groups maximum).
The expectation is that attendees will bring a copy of a manuscript that they will share with the group for peer review. There will be other readings electronically transmitted to all course participants in advance.
Day one
Tuesday, September 8, 2009: Discuss manuscript structure, content, and language, using a rejected manuscript as a case study.
Day two
Wednesday, September 9, 2009: Discuss the format and content of a high quality manuscript review. Distribute accepted manuscripts within the groups.
Homework
Each group member will write a review of the accepted manuscript from another member of his/her group.
Day three
Thursday, September 10, 2009: Review the reviews. Discuss ethical conduct in scientific writing, authorship, trial registration and reporting.
A certificate will be issued.
Faculty
The following individuals have agree to host a group of 4-6 students: Kenneth D. Boffard, South Africa; Gerard M. Doherty, USA; Abe Fingerhut, France; O.James Garden, UK; Ian R. Gough, Australia; Danny O. Jacobs, USA; Simon Law, Hong Kong; Stanley Leong, USA; Ronald V. Maier, USA; Peter J. Morris, UK; Marco Patti, USA; Michael G. Sarr, USA; Nathaniel Soper, USA; Malcolm H. Wheeler, UK; John A. Windsor, New Zealand
Students
Students will be registered on a "first come, first served" basis and will be grouped - if possible - by specialty interest. This will help when it comes to reviewing each other's papers.
