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A good scientific poster should capture the interest and imagination of the viewer and the overall aim should be to make the target audience want to know more about the topic. A well prepared poster will speak for itself and significantly aid the presenter in sharing the findings of their work. It can often lead to new and exciting collaborative opportunities. Although a well presented poster cannot make up for poor data, a poorly presented poster can lessen the impact of the work and cause it to be overlooked. This article emphasises some of the considerations that need to be borne in mind to make a poster scientifically valid, have visual impact and be attractive to the viewer. The key points are brevity, clarity, neatness and readability., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)

We provide comprehensive insights into the peer review process and guide potential reviewers through the steps of reviewing scientific manuscripts. We discuss essential aspects such as the reviewer's responsibility in responding to invitations and maintaining confidentiality throughout the process, the criteria for accepting or rejecting papers, and efficient review of resubmissions. We emphasize the importance of prioritizing the review responsibility within other commitments, communication using professional and courteous language, and adherence to deadlines. We also offer practical tips on evaluating the abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, and discussion section and summarizing the critiques in the review report., Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2023 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Getting your scientific paper published can be a difficult process. The quality of the paper relates to the quality of the design of the study, the questions asked, and defining an excellent primary endpoint that is easy to understand, and data obtained from a sufficiently large population. Before submitting your paper, go over all requirements like ethical approval, registration in public databases, and conflict of interest declarations. Manuscripts are structured in several sections. The introduction section should mainly focus on why the study was done. The materials and methods section should describe what was used and the results section provides a good representation of all data. Specifically, attention needs to be paid to high quality tables and figures. The discussion section should focus on putting the results in perspective. The abstract should cover all aspects in a condensed and focused manner. The publication process is handled by editors, reviewers, and the publisher. The first impression is the most important factor that decides whether the paper is sent out for review. If revisions are requested, a thoughtful response to the reviewers is needed. Hopefully, it all will lead to acceptance of the paper and publication., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2023 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

There are several pitfalls in the publication process that researchers can fall victim to, and these can occur knowingly or unknowingly. Although some of these errors may have occurred in good faith, disregard of publication governance is a dangerous practice and could bring authors and their co-authors into disrepute. We highlight some of these potential pitfalls, acquaint the reader with some rules that need to be adhered to in research and publishing, and help the reader learn how to avoid tripping-up on the road to publication., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2023 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Presenting a paper to a small or large audience should match both the knowledge level of your audience and the title and abstract you submitted to the conference. Your slides should give context to your work. Simpler slides and talks are easier to follow than a highly complex presentation. You must keep to the time scheduled for your talk and remember to Keep It Short and Simple (KISS). Your slides should be readable from the back of the room by keeping them simple but informative. Practice the talk (preferably with an audience of your colleagues) and be prepared to amend as necessary. Know your talk "by heart", so you can relax and enjoy the experience., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)

In this education paper, we want to give some advice to aid in successful scientific grant writing. Besides defining an important research hypothesis and how to support this hypothesis, there are also technical aspects in grant writing that need to be fulfilled. Therefore, read carefully the requirements before starting to write the proposal. You must also determine what skilled people, equipment and consumables are needed in order to reach your research goal. It is advised to develop a timeline with the key milestones (background, partnership, budget, writing, peer-evaluation, submission). Spend enough time on the summary, title and acronyms, in order to make them attractive to the reader. The research objectives must be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-Sensitive), not DUMB (Diverse, Unmeasurable, Mediocre and Basically-Unachievable). In the end, understand that also non-experts will review your grant and therefore they should be able to understand what your goals are, but also at the same time add sufficient details of your proposed methodology to convince the experts., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2023 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)