Dear Dr. Karen! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with students like me from all over the world. Each and every video of yours has great content and guidance. The videos are short, precise and very scientific in approach. Your teaching style is brilliant and very humble. The text on video is also very helpful for those students for whom Enhlish is not their first language. I appreciate your kind support. Sincerely, Devendra Singh, Health Psychologist (India).
Thanks madam for your detailed explanation of the review paper writing process. Can you recommend any books on writing review, research articles, research proposal, thesis etc.
Here are three that I've read: Professors as Writers by Robert Boice The Craft of Scientific Writing by Michael Alley The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science by Scott Montgomery
You have an interest in reviewing a particular topic. Later on, you realize that the topic has already been reviewed. How do you proceed in such a situation?
As I said in my video, do some research first to see if your topic has been reviewed recently. If so, you might focus on an aspect of the topic not thoroughly examined in detail.
I recently graduated with a Master of Science in Biochemistry and am considering a PhD in the same. In preparation for my PhD applications, I wanted to write (or participate in the writing of) a few review articles relating to my MSc dissertation topic. Do review articles receive consideration in academic assessment, for example for consideration into a PhD programme?
In general, any peer-reviewed publication should contribute to your standing as a potential candidate for a Ph.D. program. I would think that a review article would be especially helpful in showing how well you know your field and hence, your success as a Ph.D. student. That said, a review article is a lot of work and requires in-depth knowledge of a topic. If you can, work with someone well-versed (i.e., published) in your topic. it is also important to show that you can write an article reporting your research-from your master's thesis, for example, or some other research project you participated in. It might be an idea to talk to some of your professors in the department you graduated from and see what types of experience/skills they look for in a Ph.D. student.
@@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK This was absolutely helpful. I had some experience with publishing when we published our undergraduate work, but that was some years back. I wanted to get a few more publications, on top of the lab skills, to up my chances. Your answer has been an eye opener. When I graduated, I asked to join the team of one professor in my field for mentorship. And I think he and his research team must be the team to work with on this idea. I will present to him.
Dear Karen, you mentioned that a good review uses a logical structure, may I ask you what kind of structures are logical? Could you give us some examples?
All research papers should be structured in a sequence that leads the reader to a logical conclusion about a topic. That is, information is ordered in a way that will be clear and understandable to the reader. Topics might also be reviewed in order of importance or chronologically, if a historical review. The exact structure depends on the type of review paper and the topic. I gave several examples in the video of how to structure a review in a coherent way.
Thank you Karen for this amazing video. I'm already in. My question is how to choose a narrow subject when you find a similair work already published ?
Dr. Mckee, you have the spark to turn a complex issue into a simple task without losing academic status.
Thank you Karen - you've inspired me to finally start writing my first review paper!
Best of luck!
Wow! This is the best explanation I ever get on this aspect of scientific writing. Thanks a lot for this resourceful video.
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Thank you for this. I’m about to start my first review task on a book chapter. Your tips will go a long way.
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My first search on review papers and this is what I find. Pure Gold!
Thank you ma'am
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Thank you for this. Very informative and helpful
Thank you, Dr. Karen! I can easily work now on my review paper.
Good luck 👍
Thank you so much Dr. Karen for the insightful explanation. This might help me get unstuck in my review paper writing.
Best of luck!
Dear Dr. Karen! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with students like me from all over the world. Each and every video of yours has great content and guidance. The videos are short, precise and very scientific in approach. Your teaching style is brilliant and very humble. The text on video is also very helpful for those students for whom Enhlish is not their first language. I appreciate your kind support. Sincerely, Devendra Singh, Health Psychologist (India).
Thank you for taking the time to comment. I'm glad my videos are reaching so many people around the world.
Hi Karen, I hope one day you can publish a book regarding these scientific writing skills. I constantly come back for tips. Thanks a lot!
I appreciate the suggestion!
Thank you Dr.Karen for sharing your inspired talk
Thank you Karen for this high-quality video. I am going to write a review paper, it is really helpful.
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Thank you Dr Karen for a good explanation of how to write a good review paper
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Hi, ma'am! Information are very informative. I just need a suggestion, how can i draw the graph (not schematic diagram) for our review paper?
This is a great video, really not many universities teach how to write a good review paper
Glad you think so!
Thank you so much, that was very clear and informative, you made things easier for me and I'm inspired now 💙
Glad I could help!
Thank you for the guidance. Very helpful.
Thank you Karen
. Very much appreciate
Great video, it helped me a lot! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thank you that was very informative
Thanks madam for your detailed explanation of the review paper writing process. Can you recommend any books on writing review, research articles, research proposal, thesis etc.
Here are three that I've read:
Professors as Writers by Robert Boice
The Craft of Scientific Writing by Michael Alley
The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science by Scott Montgomery
@@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK thank you so much Dr.Karen.
Your videos are very helpful 👍
Glad you like them!
You have an interest in reviewing a particular topic. Later on, you realize that the topic has already been reviewed. How do you proceed in such a situation?
As I said in my video, do some research first to see if your topic has been reviewed recently. If so, you might focus on an aspect of the topic not thoroughly examined in detail.
@@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK Thank you very much for the response.
I recently graduated with a Master of Science in Biochemistry and am considering a PhD in the same. In preparation for my PhD applications, I wanted to write (or participate in the writing of) a few review articles relating to my MSc dissertation topic. Do review articles receive consideration in academic assessment, for example for consideration into a PhD programme?
In general, any peer-reviewed publication should contribute to your standing as a potential candidate for a Ph.D. program. I would think that a review article would be especially helpful in showing how well you know your field and hence, your success as a Ph.D. student. That said, a review article is a lot of work and requires in-depth knowledge of a topic. If you can, work with someone well-versed (i.e., published) in your topic.
it is also important to show that you can write an article reporting your research-from your master's thesis, for example, or some other research project you participated in.
It might be an idea to talk to some of your professors in the department you graduated from and see what types of experience/skills they look for in a Ph.D. student.
@@ScientificWritingwithKarenLMcK This was absolutely helpful. I had some experience with publishing when we published our undergraduate work, but that was some years back. I wanted to get a few more publications, on top of the lab skills, to up my chances. Your answer has been an eye opener. When I graduated, I asked to join the team of one professor in my field for mentorship. And I think he and his research team must be the team to work with on this idea. I will present to him.
Dear Karen, you mentioned that a good review uses a logical structure, may I ask you what kind of structures are logical? Could you give us some examples?
All research papers should be structured in a sequence that leads the reader to a logical conclusion about a topic. That is, information is ordered in a way that will be clear and understandable to the reader. Topics might also be reviewed in order of importance or chronologically, if a historical review. The exact structure depends on the type of review paper and the topic. I gave several examples in the video of how to structure a review in a coherent way.
Thank you Karen for this amazing video. I'm already in. My question is how to choose a narrow subject when you find a similair work already published ?
If there is already a review of a topic, you may need to seek a different topic or wait until there is new research warranting an updated review.
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