FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Transparent answers regarding scope of work, authorship standards, timelines, and collaboration models.
EEC uses different research pathways depending on the programme. In the Guided Co-authorship pathway, participants join a real research project and complete specific, meaningful scientific tasks under direct guidance and mentorship. The EEC team handles other components of the project, while the participant’s own contribution is what supports ethical authorship in line with applicable ICMJE criteria. This is not the purchase of authorship or ghostwriting. In the education-focused pathway, the participant takes an active role in the research process and receives structured mentorship designed to build independent research capability.
Undergraduate and postgraduate students, residents, consultants, academic departments and student research societies. Support is scaled to the stage of the project and the experience of the team.
Timelines depend on design and data availability. A focused statistical consultation may take days, while a systematic review with meta-analysis usually spans 1-3 months of structured work.
No credible research centre can make a prior guarantee as editorial decisions remain strictly independent. However, we support you and your research throughout the entire journey, performing revisions, addressing peer-review comments, and handling re-submissions until final publication is achieved.
Data are handled under a documented protection plan: minimum necessary access, anonymisation before analysis and secure storage aligned with institutional and IRB requirements.
Yes. Longitudinal mentorship tracks, journal clubs and workshop series are designed for departments and programmes that want durable internal research capacity.
Yes. Elsewedy Evidence Center operates a dedicated digital research infrastructure that facilitates end-to-end remote collaboration for clinicians, residents, fellows, and faculty across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, and the wider MENA region. Remote research teams receive full methodological oversight, synchronous biostatistical consultations, protocol drafting assistance, and digital co-authorship mentorship via secure virtual workstations.
Every research collaboration at Elsewedy Evidence Center strictly enforces the four International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria. Participating researchers must make substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, data acquisition, or analysis and interpretation; participate in drafting or critically revising the manuscript for intellectual content; approve the final version to be published; and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the research integrity. The center provides methodology and statistical guidance while ensuring all listed authors satisfy legitimate academic authorship mandates.
Elsewedy Evidence Center provides comprehensive biostatistical consulting for postgraduate dissertations and academic theses across MENA medical institutions. Support includes sample size calculation and statistical power estimation, study design optimization (RCTs, cohort, case-control, diagnostic accuracy), preparation of Statistical Analysis Plans (SAP), multivariable regression modeling, survival analysis, and SPSS/R syntax documentation, accompanied by publication-grade reporting conforming to STROBE, CONSORT, or STARD guidelines.
The center delivers a rigorous 6-stage systematic review pipeline: (1) PICO question formulation and PROSPERO protocol registration; (2) comprehensive literature searches across PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, Scopus, and Web of Science; (3) blinded dual-reviewer screening via Rayyan/Covidence; (4) standardized data extraction and Cochrane RoB 2 / ROBINS-I risk-of-bias assessments; (5) quantitative meta-analysis (fixed/random-effects models, subgroup analysis, meta-regression, funnel plots, and GRADE certainty assessments); and (6) manuscript drafting adhering to the PRISMA 2020 statement for targeted Q1/Q2 indexed journals.
The center supports clinical and academic research across all major medical and surgical specialties, including Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Public Health, and Diagnostic Radiology. Interdisciplinary teams of senior methodologists, epidemiologists, and clinical biostatisticians match each project with domain-specific research expertise.
When authors receive peer-review feedback from international journals, Elsewedy Evidence Center provides point-by-point response strategy consultations, supplementary biostatistical re-analyses, sensitivity analyses, and manuscript adjustments required by journal editors and peer referees to maximize the probability of final acceptance.