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To do and not to do in manuscript submission

To do and not to do in manuscript submission. Manuscript submission. Adapted slides courtesy of Elise Langdon-Neuner, Thomas Babor and Kerstin Stenius. Cover letter. Editors read the cover letter  Statements of manuscript submitted to one journal only and not previously published.

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To do and not to do in manuscript submission

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  1. To do and not to do in manuscript submission Manuscript submission Adapted slides courtesy of Elise Langdon-Neuner, Thomas Babor and Kerstin Stenius

  2. Cover letter • Editors read the cover letter  • Statements of manuscript submitted to one journal only and not previously published. • Your chance… • to highlight the importance of your study • to explain why manuscript of interest to journal

  3. Choosing a journal - Brainstorm What influences your choice of journal?

  4. Choosing a journal Coverage by indexing Open access Cost Journal’s prestige (Impact factor) Publication speed Readership

  5. Where are the instructions? Instructions for authors: journal webpage Examine a recent issue of the journal Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals (ICMJE) [www.icmje.org] CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) [www.consort-statement.org]

  6. Most often ignored instructions Word counts Reference formats: in-text citations or referencing incorrect Tables/figures: inserting in the text rather than at the end of the manuscript or as separate files Poor quality: figures/photos or non-standard formats Abbreviations: failure to write out the first time they are written in the manuscript

  7. Reviewer’s comments Comply with as many reviewer requests as possible Disagree or explain reasons for non-compliance politely and well argued

  8. Categorising comments Difference of opinion irresolvable Request impossible Request possible butimpractical Difference of interpretation Request acceptable

  9. Replying to reviewers’ comments • Point-by-point reply • Highlight the changes you have made clearly • Keep your reply short and to the point • Answer reviewers’ questions in the manuscript • —not only in your point-by-point reply

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