Publishing biomedical research articles in English, but in quality English

Latin American biomedical researchers are increasingly prone to publish their scientific production in indexed scientific journals published in English as this ensures greater visibility and impact, which in turn leads to a greater number of citations. (1,2) This implies that researchers, in additio...

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Main Authors: Franklin Escobar-Córdoba, Cristhian Leonardo López-León, Lina Johana Montoya-Polo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2018-10-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/77533
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Summary:Latin American biomedical researchers are increasingly prone to publish their scientific production in indexed scientific journals published in English as this ensures greater visibility and impact, which in turn leads to a greater number of citations. (1,2) This implies that researchers, in addition to writing articles with the utmost rigor and quality in their native language, should also seek a high-quality translation into English to make sure that the article submitted to the editorial process (editorial and peer review) is correctly written, and also that the contents of the source text are expressed in a clear, precise and natural way in the target language, which will undoubtedly increase their chances of acceptance and publication.
ISSN:0120-0011
2357-3848