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  1. How to write a cover letter for journal submission

    When you submit your article to a journal, you often need to include a cover letter. This is a great opportunity to highlight to the journal editor what makes your research new and important. The cover letter should explain why your work is perfect for their journal and why it will be of interest to the journal's readers.

  2. Cover letters

    Then, write a letter that explains why the editor would want to publish your manuscript. The following structure covers all the necessary points that need to be included. If known, address the editor who will be assessing your manuscript by their name. Include the date of submission and the journal you are submitting to.

  3. How to Write an Effective Cover Letter for Journal Submission

    A cover letter for journal submission is a document that accompanies a manuscript when it is submitted for publication in an academic or scientific journal. The purpose of the cover letter is to introduce the author and their work to the editor of the journal and to provide any additional information that may be relevant to the manuscript or the submission process. Furthermore, its purpose is ...

  4. How to Write a Cover Letter for Journal Submission

    Keep all text left justified. Use spelling and grammar check software. If needed, use a proofreading service or cover letter editing service such as Wordvice to review your letter for clarity and concision. Double-check the editor's name. Call the journal to confirm if necessary.

  5. Cover Letter for Journal Submission: Sample & How To Write

    Cover Letter for Journal Submission Checklist. Add your contact information, degree, name of the institution. List the editor's name, the name of the journal, address, and submission date. Greet the editor by name: Dear Mr./Mrs. XYZ. Say the title of your manuscript.

  6. Writing a Successful Journal Cover Letter (Free Templates)

    7 Journal submission tips and hacks from the experts. 7.1 Be personal, use the editor's name. 7.2 Tell them what you want to publish. 7.3 Summarize the highlights of your work. 7.4 Sell yourself. 7.5 Don't forget your "must have" statements. 8 See it in action: Edanz video on writing cover letters. 9 Get a cover letter template.

  7. Mastering the Effective Cover Letter for Journal Submission: A

    When it comes to submitting your scientific manuscript to a journal, think of your cover letter as your first handshake with the editor. It's not just a courtesy; it's an integral part of the submission process. An effective cover letter is your chance to make a strong first impression, to say, "Hey, I've got something valuable and exciting to share with your readers." But it's ...

  8. Journal Article Publication Letters

    A journal publication letter, also known as a journal article submission cover letter, is a cover letter written to a peer-reviewed journal to advocate for the publication of a manuscript. Not all journals ask for a publication letter. Some see publication letters as optional, but many peer-reviewed academic journals request or require them.

  9. Writing a Cover Letter for Journal Submission [Free Template]

    A cover letter should be written like a standard business letter: Address the editor formally by name, if known. Include your contact information, as well. This information is probably available through the journal's online submission system, but it is proper to provide it in the cover letter, too. Begin your cover letter with a paragraph that ...

  10. Writing a cover letter for journal submission (Download template)

    As is common knowledge, journal editors are swamped with hundreds of submissions, and it's important to make a good first impression. This editorial in Nature Immunology talks about how a cover letter "initiates a dialog between the authors and the editors" and "serves to whet the appetite of the editors." So a brief, hurriedly written cover letter with just the basic information ...

  11. Writing a cover letter

    Your cover letter should include. The objective and approach of your research. Any novel contributions reported. Why your manuscript should be published in this journal. Any special considerations about your submission. Related papers by you and/or your fellow authors (published or under consideration) Previous reviews of your submission.

  12. Cover Letters

    The cover letter is a formal way to communicate with journal editors and editorial staff during the manuscript submission process. Most often, a cover letter is needed when authors initially submit their manuscript to a journal and when responding to reviewers during an invitation to revise and resubmit the manuscript. For more information on the peer review process and possible manuscript ...

  13. Writing effective cover letters for journal submissions: Tips and a

    Cover letters can be submitted as normal text files, such as Word, or input directly in a field in the journal's online submission system. Let's look at some tips for each section. And don't forget to download the template, which shows these tips already in place. 1. Addressee's information and date of submission.

  14. Write an effective cover letter for your journal submission

    You worked hard on presenting months and years of research as a 5000-word document. Your manuscript has also been edited and formatted as per the journal's requirements. However, you are not yet ready to submit your manuscript as most journal article submissions require a cover letter. Most journals provide clear instructions on what should be included in the cover letter. Hence, although ...

  15. PDF Sample Cover Letter in APA Style for Manuscript Submission

    Dear Dr. Simpson, I am enclosing a submission to the Journal of Poetry and Psychology entitled "Poetry and the Cognitive Psychology of Metrical Constructs.". The manuscript is 40 pages long and includes four tables and two figures. I wish for the manuscript to be given a masked review. I request that my ex-partner [name blocked out] not be ...

  16. Initial submission

    Although optional, the cover letter is an excellent opportunity to briefly discuss the importance of the submitted work and why it is appropriate for the journal. Please avoid repeating ...

  17. Scientific Publishing in Biomedicine: How to Write a Cover Letter?

    A cover (covering) letter is a brief business letter introducing the scientific work alongside the submission process of a manuscript and is required by most scientific peer-review journals. A typical cover letter includes the name of the editor and the journal, date of submission, the characteristics of the manuscript, the importance of the work and its relevance to prospective audiences ...

  18. Writing a persuasive cover letter for your manuscript

    Submitting your manuscript without a cover letter or an incomplete one can impact the outcome of your submission. Strong cover letters efficiently introduce your work to the editor, but also communicates why your paper is of interest to the journal audience and contributory to overall science. In this Researcher Academy module, experts Anthony Newman and Lora Heisler give you important ...

  19. Writing a Cover Letter for Journal Submission

    The body of the letter should include four short paragraphs. The first paragraph should introduce the author while stating that the author is submitting a manuscript for review. This section should include the title of the manuscript and the journal name. The second paragraph should cover the focus of the manuscript.

  20. How to Write a Cover Letter for Journal Submission

    Begin the cover letter with the manuscript title and the journal name for article submission. Mention clearly the category of the article type (letter, article, brief, review) pertaining to the particular journal. Background and context. Briefly, in a couple of sentences, describe the background of the research to bring context to your work.

  21. What should be included in a cover letter?

    If the Guide for Authors does not specify what to include in your cover letter, you may wish to include some of the following items: Specify special considerations that should be given to the paper (if any). A brief background regarding the research involved or how the data was collected. Details of any previous or concurrent submissions.

  22. Making your submission

    When you submit your article to a journal, your cover letter gives you the opportunity to highlight to the journal's editor why they should consider publishing your research. We've created a handy cover letter template which will help you make this important part of your submission as effective as possible.

  23. How to Write a Cover Letter for Journal Article Submission

    A persuasive cover letter for journal article submission is a tool that, if used wisely, can convince journal editors to review a research paper. It's a crucial part of the manuscript submission package that outlines the importance of your research to the editors. If the benefits of a paper aren't clear to the editors from the content alone, a cover letter is an excellent opportunity to prove ...

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    Knapp: We knew they were snakes. As you've no doubt heard, a New York jury closed out the merry month of May by convicting former President Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying ...

  25. Guzzardi: On immigration, we could take a lesson from 1924

    Immigration dropped from 707,000 in 1924 to 294,000 in 1925. Within a year, more than 400,000 fewer job seekers entered the U.S. During the next 45 years, the same time length as the Great Wave ...

  26. Reagan: Democrats go on trial in November

    Mark my words. Democrats will be sorry on Nov. 5 because of what they did this past week in New York City. They and their friends in the liberal media can whoop it up and high-five each all they ...

  27. Donald Trump's lawyers ask Judge Merchan to lift gag order imposed

    NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers are asking a New York judge to lift the gag order that barred the former president from commenting about witnesses, jurors and others tied to the criminal case that led to his conviction for falsifying records to cover up a potential sex scandal. In a letter Tuesday, Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil ...

  28. Polman: Will Americans put a convicted felon in power?

    Richard Painter, who served as the ethics lawyer in George W. Bush's administration, says with confidence: "Americans will not elect a convicted felon to the White House.". Washington Post ...