Introducing a new series on effective writing and publishing of scientific papers

This article introduces a series of writing tips that will appear each month in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (JCE) over the next year. The 12 papers aim to cover the whole process from starting to write the first draft of a paper to responding to reviewer comments (Table 1). The primary target audience are novice academic researchers, although the series may also be useful for senior researchers who supervise less experienced colleagues.