Additional AAI Publications
Advice on Writing and Reviewing Scientific Manuscripts
To help scientists in writing and reviewing scientific manuscripts, AAI provides the following resources:
Advice on Writing and Reviewing Scientific Manuscripts
The presentations below are from the AAI Publications Committee-sponsored symposium held at IMMUNOLOGY2017™ in Washington, DC. These can be used by prospective authors for guidance in writing and reviewing scientific manuscripts.
Scientific Publishing Do's and Don'ts for Authors and Reviewers
The articles below are based on presentations made during the Publications Committee-sponsored symposium held at IMMUNOLOGY2009™ in Seattle, WA. This collection of four articles addresses the essentials in writing and reviewing manuscripts that are important to every investigator's career success.
- Dos and Don'ts for Writing a Scientific Manuscript, based on a presentation by Pamela J. Fink, Ph.D., Professor, University of Washington and current Editor-in-Chief for The Journal of Immunology
- The Appropriate Use of Statistics in the Biological Sciences, based on a presentation by Pamela A. Shaw, Ph.D., Mathematical Statistician for the Biostatistics Research Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
- The Ethics of Scientific Publishing, based on a presentation by Jeremy M. Boss, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, and former Editor-in-Chief for The Journal of Immunology
- How to Be a Valued Reviewer, based on a presentation by JoAnne L. Flynn, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
In the Lion's Den: The Manuscript Review Process and How to Survive It
The articles below are based on presentations made during the Publications Committee-sponsored symposium at IMMUNOLOGY2011™ in San Francisco, CA. This collection of articles outlines the steps in the manuscript review process and offers insights into understanding them to help authors anticipate and address reviewers' expectations.
- I Clicked Submit; What Happens Next? based on a presentation by Juan Carlos Zúñiga-Pflücker, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Toronto
- Making It Easier for the Reviewer, based on a presentation by Melissa A. Brown, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University
- It's not Personal: Responding to Reviewers, based on a presentation by Peter E. Jensen, MD, Chair, Department of Pathology, University of Utah