Writing-up statistical results is as important as selecting the correct statistical
test to apply to your data. To convey the message to the readers, statistics need
to be reported clearly and in a comprehensible way. Individual academic journals may
have slightly different formats and guidelines for how results should be reported.
To facilitate the review and editorial process for publication in the British Journal
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (BJOMS) – and bearing in mind that most submissions
will undergo a statistical review alongside the technical review - these guidelines
are intended to assist authors in their endeavours to publish in BJOMS (and should
be read in conjunction with Evans et al
[1]
):
- 1The reporting of statistical results should follow the sequence:
- aDescription of patients studied: age, number (percentage) of males/females, clinical descriptors, and sociodemographic details. These should all be summarised in table(s);
- bResults of the primary research question, including tables and figures, then secondary aims, and so on.
- 2Means and standard deviations (except for age, see below*) should be presented for continuous variables (that is, data that can be broken down into increasingly smaller units, such as age or height).
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Reference
- Dos and don’ts of writing for Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg.Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020; (in press)
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Published online: April 27, 2020
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