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Nick and Leila take an enthusiastic look behind the publication process: how we decide whether research is trustworthy and clinically useful, how we turn a completed project into a clear manuscript, what happens after submission and how research integrity and artificial intelligence are changing scientific publishing.
There's just a little nugget I've remembered which is worth adding - a little adage. And it's from a very famous Swedish skier called Ingemar Stenmark, who was omnipotent in the 70s.
'Jag vet ingenting om tur. Bara att ju mer jag tränar desto mer tur har jag' which means the more one practices, the more luck one has, and I think it applies very much to this process.
Tune in for the conclusion to our three-part series, where we have explored how trainees can become involved in research, the different pathways through which they can contribute, and the skills needed to understand and produce clinically meaningful evidence.
About the speakers
Dr Leila Ellis is a member of the RCPCH Trainee Research Network and the Severn Paediatric Audit, Research and Quality Improvement Network. She is currently undertaking a Wellcome-funded PhD at the University of Bristol.
Dr Nick Brown is Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Disease in Childhood, a clinical paediatrician and epidemiologist with longstanding experience in international child health research. He is affiliated with Uppsala University and has extensive experience of research methodology, academic publishing and postgraduate research supervision.
Resources
- ADC flipbooks - RCPCH members can login to access the digital ‘flipbook’ version of all Archives of Disease in Childhood editions since its launch in October 2023
- RCPCH Learning: Peer-review training series - find Nick’s peer-review training video series, which provides practical advice on manuscript preparation, peer review and publishing success
- RCPCH Learning: 'How to Get Published’ seminar - Nick’s 2025 seminar 'How to Get Published’ offers an introduction to the publication process, covering key steps and common pitfalls
- ADC podcast - listen to ADC’s podcast which covers the editor’s highlights of each issue, detailed coverage of specific articles and insightful interviews with authors and specialists in the field
Listen to the full series
Find all three episodes of the Trainee Research Network's Building Capacity: Past, Present and Future on our Libsyn site.