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Ownership of the journal Cancer Detection and Prevention was transferred to Elsevier Ltd. in September 2008. This page remains available for historical purposes. The content on this page is likely to be out of date and may no longer be accurate.

Predictive Oncology & Intervention Strategies
Molecular Basis of Oncogenesis & Cancer Control
February 7 - 10, 2004Hotel WestminsterNice, France
 

Methodologic Guidelines for Review Papers

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Reading a good review paper is one of the most efficient ways of becoming familiar with state-of-the-art research and practice on any topic in cancer biology, epidemiology, prevention, or treatment. Yet, what constitutes a good review? It must be clearly organized, recently written by a knowledgeable (ex-pert) scientist, and describe a topic appropriate to the general readership of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. A 10-year methodologic discussion, however, suggests that there is more to the quality of reviews than judgments about writing style, author’s expertise, and choice of topic (1-18). Review papers are sources of scientific information and should be read (and written) with specific methodologic considerations in mind. The purpose of this editorial is to propose a set of guidelines for reviews submitted to the Journal, a general oncology journal.