The BJS Academy, the educational arm of the BJS Foundation, has developed a series of practical, on-demand educational resources to support high-quality surgical research and successful academic publishing. Delivered by experienced editors, reviewers, and researchers, the resources below provide step-by-step guidance on writing, reviewing, and publishing scientific papers in leading peer-reviewed journals.
All resources are freely available on the BJS Academy.
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How to write a clinical paper (4 parts)
Why, what, where? - Martyn Evans, Joint BJS Editor-in-Chief
Introduction and discussion - Ville Sallinen, Editor-in-Chief, BJS Open
Completion and submission - Des Winter, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Listen to the AI summary video on ‘How to write and publish a clinical paper’ here.
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Surgical research and publishing
Statistics and surgery - friends or foes? – Jonathan Cook, Statistician, BJS
Propensity score analysis - Patricia Tejedor, Technology Advisor, BJS
Systematic reviews - Peter Vaughan-Shaw, Editor, BJS
Top ten tips to complete impactful collaborative research - Dimitri Nepogodiev, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham
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Editing in surgery
BJS Academy is excited to offer ‘Editing in Surgery,’ a series of course videos from our BJS Institute partnership with the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Surgery Online team. Our part-time online surgical courses can be accumulated and contribute towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Surgical Writing and Evidence Based Surgical Practice.
Being an editor for BJS - Kjetil Soreide, Editor, BJS
What it is like to be Editor-in-Chief of the BJS - Des Winter, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Publisher - Alison Cherrie, Head of Publishing, BJS Foundation
Promoting your article after publication - Matt Lee, former Associate Editor, BJS Open
Editor assistant - Nadia Abdelaal Henriksen, former Editor Assistant, BJS and BJS Open
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How to referee a paper
What can you get out of being a referee? - Rebecca Grossman, Specialist Registrar in General Surgery, Royal Berkshire Hospital
How to review - Paul Sutton, Editor, BJS
How to write the report - Ville Sallinen, Editor-in-Chief, BJS Open
How does being a referee help you get a paper published? - Frank McDermott, Editor, BJS Open
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How to write a scientific surgical manuscript and be published
Ville Sallinen, Editor-in-Chief of BJS Open, gives an ACTA lecture on ‘How to write a scientific surgical manuscript and be published’ at the Swedish Surgical Society’s 2024 Kirurgveckan.
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Future of scientific surgical publication
Jonothan Earnshaw, former Director of BJS Academy and former Editor-in-Chief of BJS, delivers his talk ‘Future of scientific surgical publication’. A reprise of his presentation at the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI)’s 2024 Annual Meeting.
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Are you considering submitting a manuscript to BJS or BJS Open?
Watch the following videos to gain insight into the publishing journal and be guided through the four stages:
