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To improve your language skills, you can practice reading and writing English in other parts of your work, for example, by keeping records in English during your research and reading as many papers as you can in English. Write with clarity, objectivity, accuracy and brevity, presenting your scientific research in a way that is logical and understandable. Besides, I really want to send a message that they can't submit garbage to us and expect us to fix it. My rule of thumb is that if there are more than 6 grammatical errors in the abstract, then I don't waste my time carefully reading the rest. I refuse to spend time trying to understand what the author is trying to say. Look at this complaint from an editor: (This) paper fell well below my threshold. You must save your readers the trouble of guessing what you mean. (For example, Elsevier has an English Language Editing service.) Now, most publishers have a service of English correction with a cost around €250 ($285) per paper. Get a skilled writer or someone fluent in English to check your manuscript before submission.

If the language prevents reviewers from understanding the scientific content of your work, the possibility of acceptance will be lowered greatly.Īt the minimum, you should use the best English you can manage in presenting your high-quality science. Unfortunately for non-native English speakers, language is an important problem. Ask each reviewer to track their changes. In this way, the internal coherence of the paper is ensured. It is better to write a first complete draft, and then the co-authors can amend and add new text. Correct and rewrite only when the whole text is on paper.ĭo not split the manuscript among the co-authors.Get everything down, ignoring spelling, grammar, style and troublesome words. Then write as quickly as possible, as if thinking out loud.Think about the topic you want to present, for some days or weeks.11 steps to structuring a science paper editors will take seriously.Six things to do before writing your manuscript.Angel Borja draws on his extensive background as an author, reviewer and editor to give advice on preparing the manuscript (author's view), the evaluation process (reviewer's view) and what there is to hate or love in a paper (editor's view).

ROUGH DRAFT NOVEL HOW TO

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