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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on November 26, 2008
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Editorial: Thoughts on Improving the Quality of Manuscripts Submitted to the Journal Of Pediatric Psychology: Writing a Convincing Introduction

Dennis Drotar, PhD

Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dennis Drotar, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLS 7039, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA. E-mail: dennis.drotar@cchmc.org

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I want to share with you some observations and "things I would like to see" in submitted manuscripts that are based on my experience over the last two years as incoming editor of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology (JPP), previous experience in editing and providing reviews, and feedback from JPP's associate editors. The second in a series of editorials, this one focuses on suggestions to enhance the quality of an introduction to a manuscript. My hope is that this will be useful to authors as well as reviewers in evaluating the quality of manuscripts.

Authors face a formidable challenge in crafting a convincing introduction. In a few pages authors need to clarify the relevance of their research to the field of pediatric psychology, specify the focus, primary . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Clarify the Relevance of Research to the Field of Pediatric Psychology
 

   Specify the Focus of the Research
 

   Present a Clear Research Question and Explicit Hypotheses
 

   Establish the Significance of the Work to Pediatric Psychology and Child Health
 

   Use a Framework/Theoretical Model to Guide Research
 

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