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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2025

Writing for JOOT: raising standards in clinical research and evidence synthesis.

Filippo Migliorini, Filippo Randelli, Alberto Di Martino, Fabrizio Rivera

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Simultaneous versus staged bilateral total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026
    Pooled it
  2. Trial
  3. Trial
  4. Authorship, titles and open access as drivers of citation performance in orthopaedics: a scientometric analysis.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2026
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Filippo MiglioriniDepartment of Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany. filippo.migliorini@uk-halle.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7220-1221
Filippo RandelliHip Department-CAD, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Piazza Cardinale Andrea Ferrari 1, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Alberto Di Martino1st Orthopaedic Department, IRCCS - Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Fabrizio RiveraDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ospedale SS Annunziata, ASL CN1, Via Ospedali, 9, 12038, Savigliano, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This editorial aims to guide prospective authors in effectively preparing and structuring a manuscript for submission to JOOT. Despite the increasing scientific quality of many submissions, the Editorial Board frequently receives manuscripts that fail to meet fundamental standards in structure, style or adherence to journal requirements, which may compromise their chances of acceptance. Scientific writing is a crucial skill, and tailoring a manuscript to the expectations and guidelines of the target journal is vital for successful publication. This article offers practical recommendations to enhance manuscript preparation, improve clarity and align submissions with the editorial standards of JOOT.

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Biomedical ResearchEditorial PoliciesPeriodicals as TopicPublishingWritingHumansGuidelinesJournal submissionManuscript preparationPublication strategyRecommendationsResearchScientific writing

Identifiers

PMID40760235
PMCPMC12321706

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Registered trials

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