Kennedy Ann Blair
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA.
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Having a formalized mechanism for linking novice authors and experienced authors can assist budding writers. Scientific writing is a skill that many practitioners are not taught in school as this type of writing is not generally used in clinical practice. Many of the submissions to the Journal come from authors with a wealth of clinical experience but who lack scientific writing experience; moreover, while the information contained therein is interesting, the articles frequently require extensive re-writes/editing to attain a quality that is publishable. To this end, the editorial staff is creating a database of experienced scientific writing mentors to connect with authors in need of assistance. Instructions for how to become a mentor, as well as to find a mentor, are included.
建立一种将新手作者与经验丰富的作者联系起来的正式机制可以帮助初露头角的作家。科学写作是一项许多从业者在学校里没有学到的技能，因为这种写作方式在临床实践中一般不会用到。该期刊收到的许多投稿都来自有丰富临床经验但缺乏科学写作经验的作者；此外，虽然其中包含的信息很有趣，但这些文章往往需要大量重写/编辑才能达到可发表的质量。为此，编辑人员正在创建一个经验丰富的科学写作导师数据库，以便与需要帮助的作者建立联系。文中包含了如何成为导师以及如何寻找导师的说明。
