In 2025, many GPM authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

Outstanding Authors (2025)

Bilal Chughtai, Plainview Hospital, USA

José Eleutério Jr, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil

Alessandro Loddo, University Hospital of Cagliari, Italy

Phil Reed, Swansea University, UK

Outstanding Author

Bilal Chughtai

Dr. Bilal Chughtai completed his medical degree followed by residency in urologic surgery at Albany Medical Center, and completed his fellowship in Male Voiding Dysfunction, Neuro-Urology, Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is currently the Chief of Urology at Plainview Hospital who specializes in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and Male Voiding Dysfunction. He maintains a deep, longitudinal interest in these highly prevalent and debilitating conditions and has focused both his clinical, research, and teaching activities on these areas. Dr. Chughtai has mentored students, residents, and fellows in clinical and basic science research projects which have allowed his team to be investigators in numerous clinical trials, as well as translational, and outcomes research involving National Institute of Health and industry support. His research efforts focus on enhancing the well-being of patients suffering from overactive bladder, benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary incontinence, and urinary tract infections. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles, authored chapters in several urologic texts, published four textbooks, and has presented numerous national and international meetings. Follow Dr. Chughtai on X, LinkedIn and his homepage.

A good academic paper, from Dr. Chughtai’s perspective, makes a meaningful contribution to its field by addressing a clear, focused, and relevant research question with original insights. It presents a well-supported argument based on a thorough literature review, rigorous methodology, and compelling evidence. The paper interprets findings thoughtfully, acknowledging limitations and discussing implications. While maintaining a formal style, he thinks that the writing should be engaging, and the work should ideally have potential impact on future research or practice.

To Dr. Chughtai, common difficulties in academic writing include achieving clarity and conciseness while expressing complex ideas, developing a strong, well-supported argument, conducting thorough research and integrating a literature review seamlessly, and understanding and applying feedback effectively.

“Academic writing offers the unique opportunity to dig deeply into a specific topic, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and understanding. The process of rigorous research, critical analysis, and careful argumentation can be intellectually stimulating, leading to new insights and perspectives. Contributing to the ongoing academic conversation within a chosen field, potentially influencing future research or even shaping real-world policy, can be rewarding. The collaborative nature of academic writing, involving peer review and feedback, fosters intellectual exchange and contributes to a shared pursuit of knowledge,” says Dr. Chughtai.

(by Brad Li, Masaki Lo)

José Eleutério Jr

José Eleutério Jr is a Full Professor of the Department of Women's, Children's and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine, in Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil. He is also a researcher and supervisor of master's and doctoral degrees in Pathology in the university. His research areas include gynecology, oncologic gynecology, infectious diseases in gynecology and cytopathology. His research focus is on cervical cancer, colposcopy, cervical cytology, HPV (diagnostic tests and vaccines), cervicitis, vaginosis, and vaginitis. Connect with Dr. Eleutério on Instagram and LinkedIn.

According to Dr. Eleutério, academic writing plays a crucial role in validating hypotheses and transforming paradigms, particularly when supported by strong results from published experiments and trials. The advancement of knowledge offers significant benefits to society.

To ensure one’s writing is critical, Dr. Eleutério believes that one must adhere to the principles of scientific methodology. Journals should have reviewers knowledgeable about methods and biostatistics to ensure that publications meet the highest quality standards in publishing practices.

In addition, Dr. Eleutério points out that approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) is crucial for maintaining best research practices and respecting the participants involved. It also enhances the credibility of the results. Any research without proper approval from the research ethics committee should not be accepted for publication, as it undermines established research conventions and should be reported to the relevant authorities.

(by Brad Li, Masaki Lo)

Alessandro Loddo

Alessandro Loddo, MD, currently serves at the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Cagliari, Italy. He specializes in hysteroscopy and minimally invasive techniques. He was an Adjunct Professor of Hysteroscopy at Postgraduate School of the University of Cagliari from 2012-2020. He is currently a member of ISGE Board (International Society for Gynecological Endoscopy) and was the First Chairman of ISGE “Young Endoscopists Platform” from 2014-2017. He has special interest in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery, endometriosis, and endometrial cancer.

GPM: What are the most commonly encountered difficulties in academic writing?

Dr. Loddo: I think in academic writing, one needs to have clear objectives and outcomes and, in prospective studies in particular, a good sample calculation, in order to know how much one’s study will last and if one needs to involve some other centers.

GPM: Academic writing often involves evidence synthesis. Can you share tips on selecting the appropriate evidence for synthesis and analysis?

Dr. Loddo: Researchers must start reading papers of the past five years: first systematic reviews, meta-analysis, narrative reviews and Cochrane reviews. The other important papers would be cited inside the literature that they first read. They must know what are the different levels of evidence and know how to judge the quality of papers.

GPM: Is it important for authors to disclose Conflict of Interest (COI)?

Dr. Loddo: It is very important especially in papers about drugs and devices. If you use only one instrument for a specific procedure, for instance, and they give you funds, you cannot be impartial when writing about it and you have an important conflict of interest, in my opinion.

(by Brad Li, Masaki Lo)

Phil Reed

Prof. Phil Reed obtained a D.Phil. from the University of York, held a Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford, and a Readership in Learning and Behaviour at University College London, before taking a University Chair in Psychology at Swansea University. His broad basic and applied research interests cover: Learning and Behaviour, including schedules of reinforcement; Autism, Additional Learning Needs, and Educational Interventions; and Psychology and Medicine, including Internet Addiction and Urogynaecological Health. He has written books, including, Interventions for Autism: Evidence for Educational and Clinical Practice, published over 300 papers, and been invited to present his work at many international conferences. He is Editor-in-Chief of Learning and Motivation, as well as serving on Editorial Boards for several leading journals. Learn more about Prof. Reed here.

GPM: What are the key skill sets of an author?

Prof. Reed: The key skill set, above more or less everything else, is an interest in the science that you are writing. There are the usual basic needs of understanding the structure of scientific writing, but those can be learned fairly easily just from reading a few articles, that takes about 10 minutes – the real trick is the desire to communicate the findings, and doing it in a way that suits you (within the constraints of the system).

GPM: How to avoid biases in one’s writing?

Prof. Reed: You don’t avoid them, you recognize and evaluate them. We all have biases, we can’t avoid that – we need to know what they are, and know whether they are justified or not.  Some biases, such as being biased towards one theory or another, are perfectly justifiable, if you have the evidence. Others are just personal biases coming from who knows where, and those are the ones that you need to think about, to evaluate, and try to limit. Hopefully, even if they become so habitual to us, and we don’t recognize them, the peer reviewers will, and then we can deal with the results.

GPM: Academic writing takes a lot of time and effort. What motivates you to do so?

Prof. Reed: Academic writing does take a lot of time and effort, and after the initial drafting and excitement of seeing what you have found, it’s incredibly boring. The thing that makes it worthwhile is putting out an idea or a finding that others may find interesting or helpful – that keeps the motivation going.

(by Brad Li, Masaki Lo)