Pandarathodiyil Anitha K, Vijayan Srinivas P, Sivapathasundharam B
Faculty of Dentistry, SEGI University, Jalan Teknologi, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Faculty of Dentistry, Kusum Devi Sunderlal Dugar Jain Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2023 Apr-Jun;27(2):254-256. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_65_23. Epub 2023 Jul 13.
A 'Letter to the Editor' is an abbreviated form of communication where 'readers' can express their carefully considered scientific opinion about a recently published article in a journal. It is considered as 'post-publication peer review'. There are certain things that a letter writer and the 'editor' need to keep in mind while writing a 'Letter' for a journal. The 'editor' needs to curate the contents of the 'Letter' and make sure that there are no misinformation shared. The formatting, type, scope and the scientific quality of the 'Letter' depend on the journal that publishes them, and hence, different publications may require their 'letter writers' to present the information that they want in a certain way. The following article reflects an overview of the role of editors and writers, guidelines, scope, and format of the 'Letter to the Editor'.
“致编辑的信”是一种简短的交流形式，读者可以借此对期刊上最近发表的文章表达经过深思熟虑的科学见解。它被视为“发表后同行评审”。在为期刊撰写“致编辑的信”时，写信人和“编辑”需要牢记一些事项。“编辑”需要精心编排信件内容，并确保不传播错误信息。信件的格式、类型、范围和科学质量取决于发表该信件的期刊，因此，不同的出版物可能要求其“写信人”以特定方式呈现他们想要的信息。以下文章概述了编辑和作者的角色、指南、范围以及“致编辑的信”的格式。
