When you submit a scientific article for publication, you are usually also required to upload a cover letter. This letter, also called covering letter, is the first document the editor of the journal will read upon submission. It should thus contain key information that will trigger the interest of the editor and encourage her to evaluate the manuscript. Read More »
Before you submit your article for publication, you want to make sure that it is as perfect as it can be. For that, it’s a good idea to double check a few things Read More »
When you submit a paper to a scientific journal, you also need to send a cover letter to the editor of the journal. This is the first contact you will get with the editor, and is sometimes a deciding point in the process. The editor will choose, based on this letter and the abstract of your article, to further read your manuscript or not. It is thus extremely important to send a letter that will encourage the editor to consider your paper for publication. Here are three fundamental pieces of information I suggest you explain in your cover letter: Read More »
Sometimes, journals are run by professional editors, but usually scientific journals are just run by academics who take on the role of editor for a determined period of time. In any case, both send papers to peers for reviewing. The reviewers are chosen by the editor and are usually experts in the field Read More »
When you write a scientific article, you have to refer most of the content of your introduction and discussion to other articles published in the field. The database you use to search for other publications is probably PubMed, since it is widely used in the scientific community and contains hundred of millions of references. Read More »
One important factor to avoid rejection is to decide on the right moment to publish a paper. You have to have enough data to tell a story that is complete, original and interesting, but at the same time, you don’t want to present too much data and overwhelm the reader or wait too long and take the risk to be scooped. Read More »
The discussion can seem very difficult to write at first, but I figured that like almost everything in life, the key is to divide the process step-by-step and to prepare a detailed plan of the overall section. Once you have dissected it into 5 or 6 paragraphs, you’ll see that filling each one of them is actually quite easy. Here is an example you can use to write your own discussion. Read More »
You have to list all the references to the literature cited in your paper at the end of it, under the “references” section. The list of references can either be classified in alphabetical order of the fist author’s last name, or in order of appearance, depending on the journal’s guidelines. Read More »
Tables are really easy to create with a simple excel sheet or using the table function in word. Depending on the journal, the formatting of tables is more or less restrictive. Read More »
If you were assisted with designing your experiments, carrying out the work, thinking up, or with material supplied by someone as a favor, you have to acknowledge these facts and the material provided, the service supplied, or whatever else in the acknowledgments section of your paper. Read More »
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