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Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles
Ensure that the appropriate literature is cited in the manuscript. Make sure that all references in the text are cited in the reference list and vice versa, and make sure that the reference list and citations are formatted consistently and according to the journal’s style requirements. Cross-check the data in the Abstract, text, figures, and tables. Have a colleague review your draft. Provide early drafts of the manuscript to co-authors for review, and incorporate their suggestions. Have the manuscript edited. Ensure that all co-authors review the final draft, including the latest figures and tables. Ensure that any changes made to the final draft during review are communicated to co-authors. Obtain written permission from scientists listed in the acknowledgments and for citing others’ unpublished data. Obtain written permission to use previously published material. Prepare submission package (cover letter, manuscript, figures, suggestions of reviewers to request or avoid, etc.). Obtain signatures on copyright transfer agreement. Submit the manuscript to the journal. Communicate with the journal office (if necessary). Make sure any negotiations about the manuscript or its publication are communicated to all co-authors. If relevant, make the decision about whether to revise and resubmit the manuscript to the same journal or to a different one. Address comments from the journal’s reviewers. Resubmit the revised manuscript.
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The corresponding author coordinates the completion and submission of the manuscript and serves as the sole spokesperson for the article. He or she handles all communications about the article--with the journal office, publisher, and readers--and represents the interests of all the other authors. The staff of many journals will refuse to discuss a manuscript with anyone except the corresponding author.
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