Pearls on Publishing and Reviewing Papers

Moderator: Thomas T. Yoshikawa, MD, Deputy Chief of Staff, Geriatrics and Extended Care and Special Projects VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Lead for GEC, VA Desert Pacific Network, Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Supported by an educational grant from Wiley/Blackwell Publishing.
This session will describe what types of papers are most appropriate for the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and how articles should be submitted.  Discussants will provide information on how reviews are performed, what factors determine a "good" or "bad" paper, and how editors examine manuscripts to determine if they should be accepted or rejected. 

Editor-in-Chief's Perspective
Thomas T. Yoshikawa, MD

An Associate Editor's Perspective on the Review Process  (Presentation 2)
Bruce Robinson, MD, MPH, Clerkship Director for Geriatrics – Sarasota, The Florida State University College of Medicine

Writing Up Your Research for JAGS
Joseph G. Ouslander, MD, Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

The Reviewer’s Perspective
Robert L. Kane, MD, Professor and Minnesota Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging Division of Health Policy & Management University of Minnesota School of Public Health