Publishing in AAO's Ophthalmology - Co-Author Q

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[WhiteDots]

I think the answer to your question is it depends. I don't know much about ophthalmology journal publications but I can speak on academic publications in general. I think in addition to the question you ask.. alot depends on what findings you are stating or what positions your paper tries to make in the manuscript. Publication isn't just about authors-- which does factor in...but also how sensitive the topic material the manuscript is about.

hi folks

i'm a lurker here.

this is intended as a serious question - this is not meant to have any political slant at all.

i'm a foreign MD who has collaborated on some projects with other MDs and ODs. we have published in a few eye journals already. my question is, given AAO's stance not to allow ODs attend their meetings, if we were to have a publication submitted to Ophthalmology, are they less likely to accept the paper if it has an OD as a co-author? what if the OD is the primary author?

my sense is that they shouldn't bias against an OD author, but I really don't know how strong the anti-OD sentiment is in the ranks of academia. given the position they have at the conference, its obviously significant to some extent.

so my question is: if u had a paper to submit that had an OD co-author, would u submit it to Ophthalmology? or would u not bother and just submit it elsewhere?

thanks.

 

[SamuelAdams]

If you think the materal is Ophthalmology material, then you should submit it to that journal. I don't think having an OD within the group of authors would automatically cause your paper to be rejected. Although it still may be rejected, since most peer-reviewed upper-echelon journals reject most manuscripts.

Papers I've published have had people with all different degrees, including MS and BS. Obviously, OD is a graduate degree, so I think on that basis there should be no problem.

I understand where you are coming from in terms of politics; I guess if the paper was all ODs, or first-author OD, you might hit more resistance (whether justified or not).

But if the paper contributes to the field, the data are solid, and it's well-written, I would not hesitate to submit it. If it gets rejected, so be it.

 

[GuP]

I doubt there is so much a bias against ODs that the best journal of the field will reject a worthy article based on this. In fact, I know a few ODs who have collaborated with MDs and have had papers published in "Ophthalmology". However, be aware that this is the top journal in ophtho and they are very very stringent as to what can and cannot be published. Usually, retrospective studies are a no-no unless you have n=1000+ or you are potentially curing blindness. Moreover, if you are first time author submitting, they tend to want all the itsy-bitsy paperwork and details worked out to the dot - or in other words it will take a 1yr+ just to get accepted. With that being said, a paper in this journal can open many many doors for ya.

 

[Andrew_Doan]

The problem with the system is "peer-review". It's a toss-up who you get to review your paper, and if there is individual bias, then you may not see your paper get treated fairly. While the "peer-review" has been around for a long time, it's not a perfect system.