Book contents
- Scientific Writing and Publishing
- Scientific Writing and Publishing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 General Features of a Scientific Paper
- 2 The Typical Scientific Paper
- 3 Results
- 4 Discussion
- 5 The Introduction
- 6 Materials and Methods
- 7 The Abstract
- 8 The ‘Smaller’ Sections That Complete a Paper
- 9 Figures and Tables
- 10 Presubmission
- 11 Submission of Manuscripts
- 12 Peer Review
- 13 The Last Stages of the Editorial Process
- 14 From Acceptance to Publication
- 15 Copyright
- 16 Ethics and Scientific Integrity
- 17 Epilogue
- Further Reading
- Index
11 - Submission of Manuscripts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2021
Book contents
- Scientific Writing and Publishing
- Scientific Writing and Publishing
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 General Features of a Scientific Paper
- 2 The Typical Scientific Paper
- 3 Results
- 4 Discussion
- 5 The Introduction
- 6 Materials and Methods
- 7 The Abstract
- 8 The ‘Smaller’ Sections That Complete a Paper
- 9 Figures and Tables
- 10 Presubmission
- 11 Submission of Manuscripts
- 12 Peer Review
- 13 The Last Stages of the Editorial Process
- 14 From Acceptance to Publication
- 15 Copyright
- 16 Ethics and Scientific Integrity
- 17 Epilogue
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Journals all have different ways of presenting papers. Authors are made aware of the main issues in ensuring that the MS to be submitted complies with the journal publisher's requirements. There are many items to check before a paper is submitted, such that a checklist ought to be drawn up. The different ways of approaching submission, nowadays mainly on 'electronic gateways', are discussed. The types of files that are acceptable and how to upload them is covered.
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- Scientific Writing and PublishingA Comprehensive Manual for Authors, pp. 134 - 145Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021