Why You Need a Medical Editor In today's "publish-or-perish" world, getting your words into print can mean another year of funding and contributing to the  body of knowledge in your area of research.   Unfortunately, getting through the publishing process can be a formidable task. The difficulty is reflected by one key statistic: 4 out of 5 manuscripts submitted for publication in  peer-reviewed journals are rejected!1,2 The Problem Why is the rejection rate so high? The editors of peer-reviewed publications have identified two basic problems3: Poor use of English Careless preparation of the manuscript And these can result in a long list of roadblocks to getting a manuscript into print.2 These issues certainly do not reflect the competence of the researcher and the research team but, rather, the pressure to publish under tight deadlines in tandem with the demands of teaching, mentoring, obtaining funding, and, of course, the lab. The Solution A biomedical editor. An editor with a background in biomedical sciences can ... Point out potential data-related pitfalls and work with you to resolve them Solve editorial glitches with an understanding of the text to help you produce a highly readable, well-organized, stylistically appropriate manuscript ... thereby helping you remove common roadblocks to getting published and putting you on the road to publishing success! ________________________________ 1.  Kliewer MA, et al.  AJR. 2004;183:1545-1550. 2.  Bordage G. Acad Med. 2001;76:889-896. 3.  Radford DR, et al. Br Dental J. 1999;187:376.