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Mentoring Africa's PhD candidates in biomedical sciences: some tips from the FASEB Journal's publications
Author(s) -
John Theresa Adebola
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.516.4
Subject(s) - library science , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , medical education , psychology , computer science , surgery
National growth depends on products of tertiary institutions. Contributions of graduates can be guided by good mentoring early in their career. In biomedical science research, factors that can guarantee career success of Africans need to be identified. Thirty three articles in the April 2012 issue of the FASEB Journal were examined for: a) number of printed pages of the journal; b) number of major studies described; c) number of figures and presentation of data within the figures; d) number of days the journal took to review the article before acceptance for publication; e) number of scientific references listed at the end of the article. The data showed that articles took up 10.5±1.52 printed pages, reported 8.03±0.36 major studies, utilized 49.76±7.4 references, and took 87.76 days to be accepted for publication. Data were presented as tables in 16/33 articles; diagrams in 18/33 articles; graphs in 21/33 articles; histograms (and other charts) in 31/33 articles; photos and pictures in 24/33 articles, blots (mainly western) in 20/33 articles; machine print‐outs in 10/33 articles; and sequences, arrays, or mappings in 7/33 articles. Biomedical/basic medical science PhD's need to be directed to take care of the following factors along their research career: a) quantity of work; b) quality of work; c) richness of evidence; d) planning and pacing of work; e) relationship of work with universal knowledge and development.