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Methodology and Statistical Review: A New Dimension for The Journal
James D. Heckman, MD
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  2007; 89:2581-2581  doi:10.2106/JBJS.8912.edit
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As The Journal continues to focus on publishing the highest-quality evidence possible regarding musculoskeletal care, the manuscripts that are submitted to us continue to become more and more complex. The heart and soul of The Journal's critical analysis of manuscripts is the peer-review process, and all of our reviewers can provide expert commentary in their areas of special interest. While the reviewers are comfortable performing a content review, many are not as comfortable analyzing the research methods and statistical processes used to conduct the studies. Yet, our readers expect high-quality methodological and statistical analysis of each article, and many readers assume that these components of our published studies are exact and can be trusted to provide an honest analysis of the data.
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