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Manuscript Preparation
All academic authors should prioritize familiarizing themselves with the specifics of manuscript formatting because a well-written, well-structured research paper has higher chances of journal acceptance. However, the road leading to manuscript submission is relatively long and could be rather confusing for uninformed authors or those lacking relevant guidance. There are many things you need to focus on when writing a manuscript, e.g., grammar usage, flow of content, proper use of technical terminology, etc., all of which contribute to the how a particular paper and its author are perceived. Here, you will find helpful tips and resources on all aspects of academic manuscript writing--grammar, language, style, format, manuscript structure, and preparing tables and figures. The idea is to help you understand how to write a high-impact research manuscript.
What is the first step of research paper writing? Preparing an outline. If you have a research outline ready before writing, you will be able to effectively organize and present all the information and ideas you collected during your research. A research outline will also help you write in a clear, organized manner without missing anything. This video shows you how you can create an outline for a research paper that follows an IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion)...
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- Mar 4, 2016
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As an author, it is quite difficult to write concisely. After all, you have so much to say! But when submitting your manuscript to a journal, you must ensure that you meet the required word count. Let us look at some areas you can focus on to keep your manuscript concise. Do you use any other techniques to reduce wordiness in your manuscript? Share your tips with us in the comment box below.
- Editage Insights
- Feb 15, 2016
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With the evolving digital media landsape, scientific communication is changing to adapt to the needs of a new age audience. Graphical and video abstracts are fast gaining traction as innovative ways of marketing one's research. This article discusses how visual abstracts can help drive traffic to and maximize the outreach of your article and provides tips on how to create them.
- Kakoli Majumder
- Feb 1, 2016
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A literature review is a critical summary of all the published works on a particular topic. Most research papers include a section on literature review as part of the introduction. However, a literature review can also be published as a standalone article and is a particularly useful format for early-career researchers who want to start their publication journey. These slides will help you grasp the basics of writing a literature review. For more detailed advice, read A young researcher's guide...
- Editage Insights
- Jan 18, 2016
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When I read through an introduction of an original article by author S(2001), I found it a good source for my literature search. For instance, I came across the following paragraph: “Research has typically addressed modelling and imagery as separate and distinct process. However, several investigators have noted that modeling and imagery are actually quite similar (Druckman & Swets, 1988; Feltz & Landers, 1983; Housner, 1984; Mccullagh & Weiss, 2001; Ryan & Simons, 1983; Vogt,...
- Anonymous
- Jan 8, 2016
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The graphical abstract is a relatively new concept. while it is fast gaining popularity with journals, authors are not yet very familiar with the idea. Inadequate journal guidelines about such new concepts can be very inconvenient for authors. What happens when an author is requested by the editor to add a graphical abstract, but the journal website has no clear guidelines about this?
- Kakoli Majumder
- Dec 15, 2015
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I would like to publish my paper in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. The journal's guidelines advise authors to follow the APA style without giving any details such as document type, image format, article length, etc. It would be great if you advice me where can I get specified guidelines for this journal and some styles tips for APA.
- Anonymous
- Dec 8, 2015
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In this article, Ashley Smith discusses the common areas of author confusion regarding figure guidelines and offers suggestions on how to simplify and clarify journal guidelines.
- Editage Insights
- Nov 27, 2015
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I am affiliated to both a hospital and a university. I have three questions about listing multiple affiliations in my paper:
1) When I write both my affiliations at the same time, which one should come first: the academic affiliation or the professional one?
2) When I list only my university as my affiliation, how should I write it?
a. Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine
or
b. School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University
3) My organization, ‘Institute of Health Sciences’,...
- Ahn
- Nov 26, 2015
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It would be great if you teach me what is IEEE conference format and give some helpful tips to work on it.
- Anonymous
- Nov 18, 2015
- 9,588 views
