Davidson Andrew J, Carlin John B
Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Paediatr Anaesth. 2008 Dec;18(12):1149-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02813.x.
Understanding what a reviewer wants helps authors write better papers and design better research studies. Central to any research study is the research question. This is the first thing the reviewer looks for. The question, or research aim, should be relevant, original and very clearly defined. The paper should also be scientifically valid; the methods should achieve the aim by addressing the question, and the conclusions should match the results. The statistical analysis often attracts criticism, especially the relatively simple problems arising with the use of P-values and the concepts of statistical and clinical significance. There are several agreed guidelines describing exactly how studies should be reported. Following these is a great help to reviewers.
了解审稿人的需求有助于作者写出更好的论文并设计出更好的研究。任何研究的核心都是研究问题。这是审稿人首先要寻找的内容。问题或研究目标应该相关、新颖且定义明确。论文还应该在科学上有效；方法应该通过解决问题来实现目标，结论应该与结果相符。统计分析常常受到批评，尤其是使用P值以及统计和临床意义概念时出现的相对简单的问题。有几条公认的指南详细描述了研究应如何报告。遵循这些指南对审稿人有很大帮助。
