ArticleThe journal of trauma and acute care surgery2026
Why research articles in acute care surgery get rejected: 10 critical mistakes to avoid.
Article in The journal of trauma and acute care surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
abstractThis manuscript synthesizes the authors' anecdotal experience as editors and peer reviewers by summarizing 10 commonly encountered flaws in the presentation of submitted research manuscripts in the field of trauma and acute care surgery that may contribute to editorial decisions to reject. Notably, most of the listed mistakes are preventable through strict adherence to scientific reporting, coherent formatting, and proofreading before submission. ( J Trauma Acute Care Surg . 2026;100:831-835. Copyright © 2026 The Author(s). Published byWolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma.).
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