There are several criteria for determination of the most appropriate cut-off value in a
diagnostic test with continuous results. Mostly based on receiver operating characteristic (ROC) …

Scientific journals are important scholarly forums for sharing research findings. Editors have
important roles in safeguarding standards of scientific publication and should be familiar …

Aim To investigate the correlation between the length of the title of a scientific article and the
number of citations it receives, in view of the common editorial call for shorter titles. Methods …

Diagnostic tests are an important clinical tool. No test, however, is perfect, and every test
can have falsepositive (FP) and false-negative (FN) results. The sensitivity (Se) of a test …

This statement revises our earlier “WAME Recommendations on ChatGPT and Chatbots in
Relation to Scholarly Publications”(January 20, 2023). The revision reflects the proliferation …

This year, the Chinese New Year cel-ebration coincided with the emergence of a SARS-CoV-2
outbreak in the country. The infection soon spread around the world, so that on March 11, …

Background Scientific editors are responsible for deciding which articles to publish in their
journals. However, we have not found documentation of their required knowledge, skills, and …

Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test is the most important
laboratory test we currently rely on for the diagnosis of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). …

Background Several live attenuated vaccines were shown to provide temporary protection
against a variety of infectious diseases through stimulation of the host innate immune system. …

Importance Live attenuated vaccines may provide short-term protection against infectious
diseases through stimulation of the innate immune system. Objective To evaluate whether …