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so i have a second author publication in one of the leading journals in the field of cancer research. so on amcas, should i cite my publication MLA style and mention that it is in a leading journal along with its impact factor? thanks!

 

[unitofpain]

no need to mention its IF or even say it is a leading journal, rest assured the adcom has probably heard of it (or even not, they can simply look it up on google).

 

[LizzyM]

I'd suggest the Vancouver style which is the style used in the medical journals:

Pham HH, Landon BE, Reschovsky JD, Wu B, Schrag D. Rapidity and modality of imaging for acute low back pain in elderly patients. Arch Intern Med 2009;169: 972-981.

 

[Red Leader]

Are we allowed to put published conference proceedings on the AMCAS or only those on pubmed? I have only about half as much pubmed articles as conference proceedings. :\

 

[LizzyM]

Are we allowed to put published conference proceedings on the AMCAS or only those on pubmed? I have only about half as much pubmed articles as conference proceedings. :\

List conference proceedings as presentations or posters (there's a category for that).

 

[nick_carraway]

Are we allowed to put published conference proceedings on the AMCAS or only those on pubmed? I have only about half as much pubmed articles as conference proceedings. :\

It makes me sad that some school secondaries exclude conferences, but at least AMCAS doesn't. 🙁

 

[Red Leader]

It makes me sad that some school secondaries exclude conferences, but at least AMCAS doesn't. 🙁

Really hmm...were these research intensive schools?

By the way, good luck this cycle man. Your postbacc will really help them show you can take the academic rigor and you have more community service/research now as well. Best of luck.

 

[nick_carraway]

Really hmm...were these research intensive schools?

By the way, good luck this cycle man. Your postbacc will really help them show you can take the academic rigor and you have more community service/research now as well. Best of luck.

I know of one for sure, which is Stanford. I didn't apply to many of the research schools this time around so my memory is more fuzzy.

Thanks for the well wishes, Red Leader!

 

[nick_carraway]

Wrong!!! If anything you should always list citations in the description section for a work activity that lists a publication in AMCAS. Do you even know what AMCAS is or how it works?

They get thousands of applicants that they would rather have all the information provided to them as they don't have time to look everything up and it looks dubious if you list that you have a publication but cannot list the citations of those publications.

I actually think unitofpain is agreeing with everyone and making sense.

To parse the OP's question, to which he was responding:

"should i cite my publication MLA style and mention that it is in a leading journal along with its impact factor? thanks!"

Sure enough, you cite it and unitofpain never said the OP shouldn't. But, just as unitofpain wrote, you don't list the fact that it's in a leading journal or give the IF. LizzyM has previously said that she googles interesting articles.