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Detailed document review and quality control services across a wide range of disciplines in various R&D environments

Here's how we can support your corporate data management:

Literature Review

Literature Review

  • Search for relevant literature

    • Define literature search strategy with inclusion and exclusion criteria

    • Evaluate sources

    • Conduct literature search on PubMed, Web of Science or Google Scholar
       

  • Identify major themes and gaps

    • Select papers for analysis based on title and abstract

    • Final selection of papers based on full text (pdf file)

    • Extract data from selected papers
       

  • Write the literature review

    • Outline the structure

    • Analyze results from extracted data

    • Summarize results

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Scientific Review

Scientific Review Including Data QC

 

  • Structure checks

    • Overall structure and organization of content is precise and clear

    • Communication of main points is targeted to the research purpose

    • Flow of argument exists

    • Document is internally consistent, i.e. portrayal of facts and observations is consistent

    • Check for missing links in the ‘story’

    • Are points well balanced, or are there some that are over covered or not enough covered
       

  • Scientific Language

    • Adequate scientific language is used

    • Appropriate scientific references from relevant literature/research are chosen to support the research
       

  • Scientific content and data

    • Study rational is clearly articulated

    • Design of study methods is appropriate

    • Chosen analysis methods are appropriate

    • Results are presented and interpreted in a comprehensible way

    • Data is consistent – checks of data in text versus tables/figures/other evidence presented

    • Every table, every figure and every scheme are clearly explained

    • Strengths and limitations of the report are clearly defined

    • Does the discussion place the findings in a wider context, and to what extent

    • Is a balance achieved between interpretation and useful speculation

    • Are the results compared with other similar published results

    • Conclusions presented are supported by the results or evidence presented 

Statistical Analysis

Statistical Analysis

  • Identify appropriate statistical analyses that will address the target research questions

  • Perform power analysis to ensure that an adequate number of subjects is included in the study

  • Develop Statistical Analysis Plan, proposing adequate statistical analyses methods

  • Conduct statistical analysis with SAS, R or other software

  • Interpret statistical results

  • Consolidate statistical results in a report

Proofreading and Formatting

Proofreading & Formatting

  • Formatting elements

    • Establish a document template with main structure

    • Format headings and sub-headings according to required format

    • Include header and footer information with page numbering and other information

    • Format text in paragraphs and bulleted/numbered lists consistently

    • Include and update Table of Contents, Table of Tables, Table of Figures

    • Format tables and figures
       

  • Proofreading elements

    • Check for grammar, spelling and punctuation

    • Consistent use of terminology and abbreviations

    • Check for readability, logical break-ups into paragraphs and sentences
       

  • Scientific references

    • Establish EndNotes (or other software) library document

    • Include scientific references in the library

    • Set-up the correct references display style, in accordance with submission requirements

Other Services

Other Services

  • Regulatory submission support, e.g., for the US FDA

  • Development of a corporate style guide defining formatting rules and corporate elements

  • Online Staff Workshops and Training, e.g., Formatting Workshops or Scientific References Training

  • Translations of study-specific content, such as questionnaires, in various languages

  • Scientific Advisory Board set-up and management

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