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The editorial staffs of many scientific journals hold the authors of submitted manuscripts responsible for the research designs of their studies, the applicability of the statistical tests used, and the validity of the conclusions drawn. The investigators in many cases have had very little, if any, training in research methods. The purpose of this paper is to report the progress of a formal program adopted by the editorial board of one such scientific journal aimed at improving the quality of the research reported in its pages.
Stanley S. Schor (Wed,) studied this question.