Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Oscar Jolobe
Summary: This passage instructs readers to submit letters to the editor of Clinical Medicine within 3 weeks of receiving the journal. The letters should be no more than 350 words and sent via email to clinicalmedicine@rcp.ac.uk.
Editorial Material
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Lala L. Forrest, Laura Blyton
Summary: Academic Medicine has been calling for trainee-authored letters to the editor annually since 2016, providing a platform for trainees to share their perspectives. In the latest call in 2022, trainees shared transformative moments from their educational journey and how it shaped their professional identity. The authors of this Commentary provide a retrospective of the annual call, delve into the published letters, and identify themes that characterize these special moments.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Stewart Manley
Summary: This article explores how letters to the editor can enhance publishing metrics for journals and authors, and examines letters published in elite journals since 2015. Initial findings reveal potential anomalies in the use of letters and unusual self-citation patterns. The article suggests adjusting the Journal Impact Factor to more fairly account for letters and advocates for transparent explanation of letter submission policies by journals.
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wuelton Monteiro, Paulo Bernarde
Summary: In Brazil, there are two families known as "true venomous snakes": those with front fangs and those without. The non-front-fanged snakes in Brazil have different types of oral glands that produce toxic secretions. Two genera in the Dipsadidae family, Philodryas and Clelia, have also been considered medically important. Although bites caused by these snakes are likely rare, venomous envenomings can result in local signs such as pain, swelling, and bleeding.
WILDERNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Anvarjon Mukhammadaminov, Sanketh Rampes, Yasmin Amy Divecha, Laura Leeves, David Hammond, Azeem Alam, Russell Hearn
Summary: Letters to the Editor offer a way for readers to engage with authors' publications, with medical students using this as a means to achieve PubMed IDs. The high percentage of letters published by UK medical students suggests a strong emphasis on publications, potentially impacting future job opportunities.
MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
James L. Nuzzo
Summary: This passage discusses the critiques of published research papers in letters to the editor. The analysis of letters published in nine exercise science and physical therapy journals between 2000 and 2018 revealed that letter writers commonly commented on issues such as results interpretation, methods, referencing, and statistics, and often referenced their own work. The second study indicated an increase in the mean number of authors per letter over time, suggesting authorship inflation in scientific journals.
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Frances A. Delwiche
Summary: This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of Letters to the Editor on Zika virus from 1952-2018. Results showed an increase in Letters during the Zika epidemic in the Americas in 2016, with most falling into the categories of Reader Response and Observations. The majority of Letters had 1-5 authors, cited an average of 7 references per Letter, and around 20% were authored by a single individual.
JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Communication
Jan Fredrik Hovden, Hilmar Mjelde
Summary: This article offers a case study of letters on the immigration issue in six Scandinavian newspapers, highlighting historical and national variations in the salience of the issue and the weight given to public opinion in the press. The study identifies a historical movement towards more problematizing and cultural discourse, particularly in Danish newspapers.
JOURNALISM STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Communication
Inaki Garcia-Blanco, Lucy Bennett
Summary: The study analyzes letters to the editor discussing Brexit or the campaign published in British daily national newspapers, showing a stronger presence of Leave voices in the letters. The public debate was dominated by negativity, with readers mainly arguing against leaving or remaining in the EU rather than in favor of these options. The study tentatively explores whether these forums constituted arenas for debate or offline echo chambers.
JOURNALISM STUDIES
(2022)
Letter
Oncology
Abigail Goodman, Jose Velazquez-Vega, Jeffrey Olson
Summary: This study reviewed the WHO 2021 Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System terminology to determine the applicable components for updating the guideline on progressive glioblastoma. The research concluded that glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype WHO grade 4 is the closest category to the tumors referred to as glioblastoma in the 2016 WHO classification. As a result, this term was chosen to replace glioblastoma in the updated guideline on the role of neuropathology in managing progressive glioblastoma.
JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Raphael Colle, Thierry Andre, Yves Menu
Summary: The article highlights that early tumor shrinkage and depth of response predict prognosis in colorectal cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, but no cases of pseudoprogression were observed. Discrepancies with other studies may be due to differences in radiological evaluation criteria and timing of imaging.
JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER
(2021)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Morgan Fisher
Summary: Letters to the Editor and Other Comments is a collection of artist Morgan Fisher's comments on Facebook during Trump's presidency, most of which were criticisms of New York Times' coverage of the president. They serve as a record of the artist's engagement with a specific moment that we have not moved past. This practice, almost daily and persistent, holds the public sphere accountable and may even will it into existence.
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Thomas Wold
Summary: This paper presents a content analysis of viral Facebook posts made by ordinary people in Norway and their news coverage. The viral posts in Norway cover various topics such as healthcare, elderly care, bullying, traffic safety, unemployment, animal welfare, school, and education. These posts often address political issues and become part of the public debate. They have a personal tone, appealing emotionally for civic engagement. Similar to letters to the editor, these posts bypass editors and are directly self-published online, shifting parts of the public debate from newspapers to social media. Most of the viral posts receive news coverage that focuses more on their popularity and virality rather than the actual topic addressed.
Article
Oncology
Niloofar Faraji, Shahab Aali, Mahsa Motiei, Sahand Sadat Mansouri
Summary: The role of large language models (LLM) in medical and biomedical sciences is important, and AI models like ChatGPT have the potential to assist in research and clinical practice. However, it is crucial to recognize that these models should be used in conjunction with human expertise and judgment, and not as a replacement for the knowledge and experience of healthcare professionals and researchers in the field.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Language & Linguistics
Juliane Schroeter
Summary: In contemporary political letters to the editor, narratives are commonly used as premise for argumentation through example. By conveying evaluation along with an exemplary event, writers can easily connect social micro-level with the societal macro-level in political debates. Such narrative arguments serve as a socio-cultural benefit in facilitating meaningful discussions.
LILI-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT UND LINGUISTIK
(2021)
