2hrs to write 10 articles of 500 words each? Come on! That's 5,000 words in 120minutes...40words per minute.

Are we talking about COPY TYPING or ARTICLE WRITING?

Even when asked to copy type, that is read a hand written document and type it, most people cannot finish the 5,000 words in 2hrs!

Go tell that to the rabbits; not wazuans

May be I am too slow....

It takes me an average of 5hrs to research, compose, write and self-edit a 500-word article. And after that i feel so mentally drained that I cannot do anything else for the rest of the day.

How much do I get paid for it? Well without revealing too much, let's just say it is more than 100-times of what is being offered here...

@ Mukiha, tell us more. In this world there are those who will exploit u if you have little knowledge of your worth.

@akowally;
I am not talking about academic articles... those take me several months to research, compose and write; and when I do them I don't get paid anything.

I am talking about writing for the general reader and for 500 words, I don't get less than KSh5,000 per article...[not the 500 you are thinking about]...

@ mukiha could you please give me your email address?,would like to get your opinion wewe ukiwa writer and me the aspiring writer......

Yes Mukiha I agree you are slow however it takes more time to write a newspaper article am hoping you do a better job than the cut and paste jobs done by the buisness daily from the net.Your kind of writing is what is taught at the university for journalism classes when i graduated one requirement was a typing speed of 50 words a minute.The net has made things much easier you do your research in about 30 minutes - 1hour and you have material for several artclies even the newspapaer ones.
Now the kind of articles which are being discussed are not the kind that should take more than 20 minutes to research and write its what you get from sites like elance and the rest.
For academic articles 24 working hours is what you need to write a basic paper.

Just for clarification, exactly what is the meaning of "Academic Paper" in this thread?

In my understanding, and academic paper is the kind you would present to a refereed academic journal [say, The East African Medical Journal], or to a conference of practitioners in a particular profession [say, the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya] etc.

Surely, there is now way you are going to do your research, analyse the findings, compose and write the paper all within 24 hours.

Or are am I missing something?

Yaani, kitu kama hii:


INFORMED CONSENT FOR CLINICAL TRIALS: A REVIEW
V.M. LEMA, M. Mbondo, E.M. KAMAU

Abstract

Objective: To identify and highlight challenges related to informed consent processfor clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa.

Data sources: Published original research findings and reviews in the English literature,together with anecdotal information from our current professional experiences withclinical trials.

Design: Review of peer-reviewed articles.

Data extraction: Online searches were done and requests for reprints from correspondingauthors and institutional subscription.

Data synthesis: Information categorised accordingly.

Results: Informed consent for clinical trials conducted in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) isnot always “truly informed” or “truly voluntary”. Guidelines for obtaining informedconsent are often difficult to implement because of low literacy levels, socio-economicand cultural factors. The local ethics committees, whose role is critical in informedconsent, are weak, ill-equipped or non-existent in some countries. Many participantsmay have incomplete understanding of the various aspects of the clinical trials due tolanguage barriers, the way information is disclosed or terms used for informed consentdocuments. In some settings, clinical trials are the only access to health care servicesfor the local population. Further, participants may enroll with perceived notion ofcure of their conditions, for monetary or material benefits.

Conclusions: There is need for national guidelines on clinical research including ethicsreview, compensation of subjects, requirements for research investigators, facilitiesand ethics committees as well as budgetary allocation. These guidelines must not onlyaddress specific and unique local circumstances but also meet minimum internationalclinical research standards. Local bioethics and research capacity should be developedand strengthened with research sponsors contributing towards this. Local research isneeded on the validity and reliability of informed consent for clinical trials and factorsinfluencing that in different socio-cultural settings in SSA.