Medicine

Publishing manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, such as Hospital Pediatrics, is critical for both the academic development of practitioners in pediatric hospital medicine and the scientifi c advancement of our fi eld. Understanding the purpose of scientifi c writing and developing a structured approach to the writing process is essential. Doing so will improve the clarity of your work and likely the ease at which your research is published and disseminated throughout the scientifi c community. The purposes of this article are to detail the structure of a scientifi c manuscript, to highlight specifi c writing strategies, and to provide writing tips that may help or hinder publication. Our ultimate goal is to advance the fi eld of pediatric hospital medicine and its growing membership by promoting the dissemination of high-quality research