Study the information below in detail and comprehensively about "how to write an editorial article". This information is important for your next assignment!

1. What Is an Editorial?

An Editorial is defined as an opinion or a view of a member of the editorial board or any senior or reputed faculty written in a journal or newspaper. The statement reflects the opinion of the journal and is considered to be an option maker. If you have been asked to write an editorial it means that you are an expert on that topic. Editorials are generally solicited.

2. How Is the Topic for an Editorial Chosen?

This is decided by the members of the editorial board and is usually related to important work which is about to be published in the journal. If you are invited to write an editorial on a topic of your choosing you should preferably write one on a general or public health problem that might interest a wide readership.

3. What Should be the Contents of an Editorial?

It has been said that ‘Editors, by and large, are reticent people, with a magnified sense of their own importance. Well, this may hurt some, but before they jump at our throats, let us clarify that we belong there as well’. The editorial should not look like an introduction to an original article or a self-glorifying piece of fiction.  Editorial writing has been compared to a double-edged sword, you can be apolitical and pragmatic but at the same time dogmatic in your views. The majority of editorials provide the readers a balanced view of the problems raised in a particular research paper and place them in a wider context. But there is no harm in going to extremes if the data supports your view. However, you should not mock the paper’s authors.

4. What Is the Basic Information Required for Writing an Editorial?

First, read the paper for which the editorial has been asked again and again. Do a literature search and critically analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the study. Read about how and why other authors came to similar or different conclusions. Discuss whether or not the findings are important. An editorial should be brief, about one to two pages long, but it should be powerful. The language should be a combination of good English and good science. The writing can be ‘embellished by language but not drowned in it’. While a good editorial states a view, it does not force the reader to believe it and gives him the liberty to form his own opinion.

5. What Are the Steps Involved in Writing an Editorial?

These are: Choose a topic intelligently, Have a catchy title, Declare your stance early, Build up your argument with data, statistics and quotes from famous persons and Provide possible solutions to the problem. Follow a definite structure consisting of an introduction, a body that contains arguments and an end with a tailpiece of a clear conclusion. It should give the reader a chance to ponder over the questions and concerns raised.

6. What Are the Types of Editorial?

Editorials can be classified into four types. They may:

a). Explain or interpret: Editors use this type of editorial to explain a new policy, a new norm or a new finding, b) Criticize: this type of editorial is used to disapprove of any finding or observation, c) Persuade: These encourage the reader to adopt new thoughts or ideas, and d) Praise: These editorials admire the authors for doing something well.

7. What Is the Purpose of an Editorial?

An editorial is a personal message from the editor to the readers. It may be a commentary on a published article or topic of current interest which has not been covered by the journal. Editorials are also written on new developments in medicine. They may also cover non-scientific topics like health policy, law and medicine, violence against doctors, climate change and its effect on health, re-emerging infectious diseases, public interventions for the control of non -communicable diseases and ongoing epidemics or pandemics [4].

8. What Are the Instructions for Writing Editorials in Major Journals?

Many editorials written by in-house editors or their teams represent the voice of the journal. A few journals allow outside authors to write editorials. The details for these suggested by some of the leading journals are given in Table 26.1.

9. What Is a Viewpoint?

A Viewpoint is a short article that focuses on some key issues, cutting-edge technology or burning topics or any new developments in the field of medicine. It can be a ‘personal opinion’ or any piece of information, which gives the author’s perspective on a particular issue, supported by the literature. Viewpoints can also be unencumbered by journal policy. The normal length of viewpoints can flexible. The BMJ, for instance, also allows viewpoints to be written by patients. Viewpoints may share a few common features with commentaries, perspectives and a focus which is a brief, timely piece of information. It is like a ‘spotlight’ that contains information on research funding, policy issues and regulatory issues whereas a commentary is an in-depth analysis of a current matter which can also include educational policy, law besides any other seminal issue.

10. Conclusions

An editorial is written to provide a crisp, concise overview of an original article. It is generally deemed to be an honour to be asked to write an editorial. One needs to follow the general instructions for writing editorials for a particular journal. It should have an objective and the flow of ideas should be clear.

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Study the articles I have attached in detail and comprehensively. Based on the previous information I provided related to "how to write an editorial article," combine the ideas of the articles that I have attached and create 1 editorial manuscript by considering the following 13 points:

1. In the Editorial manuscript, Ensure the integrity of references in the format of (Author et al., year) and '[Number]' in the Editorial of the manuscript, maintaining their format and accuracy. This adjustment ensures that all references remain intact and correctly cited during editing. In the Editorial manuscript, You must cite at least five articles from the references in the attached article. You have to do so;

2. Pick a significant topic that has a current news angle and would interest readers;

3. Collect information and facts; include objective reporting; do research;

4. State your opinion briefly in the fashion of a thesis statement;

5. Explain the issue objectively as a reporter would and tell why this situation is essential;

6. Give the opposing viewpoint first with its quotations and facts;

7. Refute (reject) the other side and develop your case using facts, details, figures, and quotations. Pick apart the other side's logic;

8. Concede a point of the opposition — they must have some good points you can acknowledge that would make you look rational;

9. Repeat key phrases to reinforce an idea in the reader's minds;

10. Give a realistic solution(s) to the problem that goes beyond common knowledge. Encourage critical thinking and pro-active reaction;

11. Wrap it up in a concluding punch that restates your opening remark (thesis statement); 11) Keep it to 800 words; make every word count; never use "I."

12. The editor's articles should discuss <the role of "data-driven decision-making for health policy."> This is important!

13. Divide the editorial article's narrative into Eight parts systematically and structuredly: a) Title: The “title” should be descriptive, direct, accurate, appropriate, attractive, concise, precise, unique, and not misleading. b) Abstract: The “abstract” needs to be simple, specific, clear, unbiased, honest, concise, precise, stand-alone, complete, scholarly, (preferably) structured, and should not be misrepresentative; c). Introduction: The introduction builds a reader's interest in the topic and gives an overview of the issue; d). Argument: The argument presents your opinion and reasons the audience should agree; e). Evidence: The evidence supports your argument with facts, research, or anecdotes; f). Counterargument: All editorial writers should establish credibility by presenting a fair review of the perspectives involved. While a praising editorial might be mostly positive with a brief reference to an issue, a critical editorial must address the opposing perspective directly; g). Refutation: After sharing the counter-argument with a reader, the writer must explain why that argument is not accurate or relevant. Refuting the counterargument allows you to promote your point of view while still seeming fair; and h). Conclusion: In the final paragraph of the Editorial, summarize your point of view and remind the reader why they should care about this issue. Eight parts have to be contained in the editorial article.

<give several articles related to topic>

Revise the editorial articles by accommodating the information provided.

Ensure the integrity of references in the format of (Author et al., year) and '[Number]' in the revised version of the manuscript, maintaining their format and accuracy. This adjustment ensures that all references remain intact and correctly cited during editing.

Additional information provided:

Literature input for Introduction section: [ ... ]

Literature input for Argument section: [ ... ]

Literature input for Evidence section: [ ... ]

Literature input for Counterargument section: [ ... ]

Literature input for Refutation section: [ ... ]

Literature input for Conclusion section: [ ... ]

Study this article very carefully. Assume that you are one of the authors of this study. Based on the attached draft article, the explanation flow has to be structured and systematic. Indicate which sentences should be eliminated or revised, provide alternative sentences for revision, and provide a reasonable explanation for all your suggestions.

<please attach your manuscript draft>

Assume you are an epidemiology or Health statistics researcher with over 3000 published journal articles in international journals indexed by Scopus, web of Science, and Pubmed. Based on the attached draft article, create a concise abstract for a journal article, at most 250 words. The abstract should include the following sections: 1) Background: Outline the study's objectives, study question/hypothesis, or describe the challenge the research addresses. 2) Methods: Describe the study's design, the number of samples, sampling methods, subjects/objects used, location, study period, variables observed/measured, and desired outcomes, including a description of the statistical methods used. 3) Results: Summarize the essential findings and Present specific findings to date. 4) Conclusions: State the main conclusions drawn from the study, describe the results' implications, and summarise critical recommendations. Explain specific findings on how the research addressed the study question, hypothesis, or challenge. Ensure that the abstract is well-structured and presents the essential elements of the research. As a reminder, please study the information in the draft article in great detail to make the resulting abstract accurate and correct.

<please attach your manuscript without abstract>

After you get the abstract of the answer to the previous question command, you can manually correct and grammar-check the abstract in the Grammarly App first.

Based on the abstract below, to keep the word count to at most 250 words, show me which sentences can be removed or replaced and give me a reason why.

 
[Input the new abstrak]

You are the author of the attached research article manuscript. In preparation for submission to an international journal, go through the manuscript in detail and comprehensively. This article is a draft that will be reviewed according to international publication standards. Please consider the following aspects to determine ten appropriate alternative titles for this manuscript:
1. Consider Indicate the study’s design with a commonly used term in the title
2. Normally, the title is not more than 15 words!
3. Keep the title Brief, Short, Simple, and to the Point. phrase describing/reflecting the contents of the article
4. Be Specific
5. Avoid abbreviations, prepositions and formulae where possible
6. Incorporate the keywords so that the article is more likely to appear in the results for relevant online searches.
7. Be understandable to a reader from outside its field.
8. Keep away from using “Investigation of…”; “Study of…”; “More about…”; “…revisited”.
9. Ensure Catchy titles

<please attach your full manuscript without title>

Thank you for your reply. Please study the document I attached. The document is a guideline for writing scientific articles in reputable journals with international standards. Study the document comprehensively! Based on your knowledge and the information in the document, write down your suggestions so that the previous draft of the article that I attached to the previous discussion becomes a quality article that meets international standards. 

You must only provide structured and systematic feedback for this assignment's "background" section. Each piece of feedback you write must answer the questions below.

1. Suggestions you would like to add to the section in the article:

2. Sentences you would like to improve in the draft article (have to or more than 8 sentences):

3. Sentences you would like to add to the section for better quality (if any):

The more you suggest improvements, the better the quality of the article. You can look for other information outside of scientific article writing guides to support your work in providing feedback.

<please attach your research guideline>

Assume you are an epidemiology or Health statistics researcher with over 3000 published journal articles in international journals indexed by Scopus, web of Science, and Pubmed. You are the author of the articles. You will submit your draft article to [name of journal] for review and publication. The title and Abstract of your study are as follows:

Title: [ ... ]

Abstract: [ ... ]

Based on this information, create a Comments to the Editor that you will write on the submission form briefly and precisely! Make sure that in the comment to the editor, you also write:
1) That the submission is original;
2) The study aligns with the [name of journal]'s focus;
3) The results of this research are very interesting and provide new insights and implications;
4) The findings are believed to be of interest to the readership of [name of journal];
5)  An explanation of why the submitted work should be published in the journal (the novelty of the work).
6) The writer desires the opportunity to contribute to [name of journal] and looks forward to the manuscript's consideration for publication;
7) That no sentence is copied from other sources without clearly citing its reference;
8) The submitting author takes responsibility for the submission on behalf of all authors as the corresponding author. All authors have reviewed, approved, and consented to the submission and are accountable for its accuracy and integrity in this article.

As information, consider the focus and scope of [name of journal]:
[ ... ]