I received this letter today.
It is death knell for fishing expeditions in medical science, including randomized clinical trials.
If applied to headache research, practically nothing can be written in simple plain language that IS to be understood by the public.
This is perhaps one of the best developments in medical research.
Researchers cannot hide behind arcane statistics, like high priests mumbling effervescent chants and mantras, but have to use accurate LOGIC to get an article in press.
Dear Dr GUPTA
Summarizing your manuscripts into plain language make them accessible to a wider audience, helping the public to understand biomedical research and raising awareness of its value and attracting further public support.
To help researchers connect with those who are directly and indirectly impacted by the outcomes of the research Research Reports in Clinical Cardiology now accepts a Plain Language Summary to be included in manuscripts.
For more details on Plain Language Summary visit our author guidelines here:
http://www.dovepress.com/rrcc1511.t94781707
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I congratulate the non-accountants within RG, those who do NOT think through or hide behind numbers/statistics. Once this ball starts rolling, it will become increasingly difficult for those who publish just for the sake of publishing, or, publish in the pursuit of vague but entrenched myths and assumptions simply to stake a claim through p values or number of publications or mere reiterations in the very many medical periodicals, or publish mush with the strut of the manufacturer/Industry combine, will find it increasingly difficult to gain public funding.
In addition, this is a wake-up call for all Ethical Committees, generally in-house or in-Institution.
I have, a decade ago, pointed out precisely the need for such clarity and honesty (personally-singeing honesty) in medical research, in particular migraine/headache research.
There is a greater need for authors of printed/online first available articles to be COMPELLED to respond to those who post comments. Sometimes truth can be unveiled in this manner rather than the current dog-in-manger political overture of maintaining studied silence and refusing to respond, so common currently.
There is even a greater need to limit the use of hedge terms, in the process moving from assumption to assumption, from empiricism to empiricism (Gupta, 2010-OPEN ACCESS)
New Delhi 23 November 2018
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