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Resource of the Week #45: An Editor’s Advice on Writing Articles about Innovations

By Barbara Gastel | 16 February 2012

Hello again. This week I’m pleased to share a resource on writing articles about innovations.

Most journal articles report research. Some journal articles, however, have other subject matter. For example, some describe and discuss innovations (in other words, new ways to do things).

Most of the available advice on writing journal articles focuses on reporting research. Recently, though, I saw an article on writing journal articles about innovations.

The article is by the editor of the journal Academic Medicine. However, the advice also applies to writing articles about innovations for journals in other fields.

The author notes that an article describing an innovation should do more than describe the innovation and show whether it works. In addition, it should present the innovation in broader context.

Items that the author says to consider doing in an article about an innovation include the following:

    • Describe the problem that the innovation is intended to solve.
    • Say how common the problem is.
    • Note other possible solutions.
    • Say why the reported solution was chosen.
    • Describe how the innovation was implemented.
    • Evaluate the innovation.
    • Indicate potential broader impact.
    • Discuss sustainability.

Helpful advice!

Until the next post— Barbara

 

Real innovation

Posted by Eman at 17 February 2012 05:08 AM

Realy very helpful specialy that the auther set the line between a novel project (which many authers ending to) and a weii structured article and this is valid not only for articles but even some time lectures or chapter of a book many thanks to you Barbara this blog was directly on the spot and lead to real innovation

Innovations

Posted by Jyotsna at 17 February 2012 07:38 AM

Good guidelines. Very practical and useful. Thanks.

Innovations

Posted by Dr. Uttam Budhathoki at 17 February 2012 07:40 AM

Its really good one. I have not come across this before. Thank you.

Re: Innovation

Posted by Amrit Banstola at 17 February 2012 04:51 PM

I with my colleagues have launched the first online public health newsletter of Nepal a year ago. As this is an innovation in the public health sector of Nepal is it possible to make a journal article. If yes, please help.

Hello and thank you

Posted by Yilian Martínez Rodríguez at 18 February 2012 10:19 PM

Your comment is very helpful, and make me think about that, here in Cuba and specifically in meteorology many papers and projects try to stablish new methodologies or ways to do some procedures that have been used for a long time and need to be replaced because they become old
thanks again