Responding to Peer Reviewer Comments: A Free Example Letter Responding to the comments peer reviewers offer when they assess your research paper can be as challenging as writing the original manuscript, especially when the necessity of revising your paper to…
How To Write an Effective and Professional Email To the Editor
Communicating with Journal Editors via Email Any scholar who uses email to communicate in a professional context sooner or later becomes aware that it can be a tricky medium to negotiate at times. Yes, it is wonderfully easy and instantaneous,…
Three Cover Letter Templates to Journal Editors
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Roles and Responsibilities of Journal Editors in Peer-Review Processes
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How To Respond When a Journal Editor Asks You To Do a Peer Review
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How To Use Cover Letter Templates When Writing to Journal Editors
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How To Write Professional Letters to Editors of Scholarly Journals
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What To Avoid in Your Covering Letter To a Scholarly Journal Providing a covering letter to accompany your submission to a scholarly journal or publisher can be immensely helpful for both you and the acquisitions editor, but to achieve serious…
Advice on Resubmitting Your Revised Article to the Journal Editor
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Free Sample Letter and Advice for Drafting a Pre-Submission Inquiry
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How To Write an Article for Editors, Peer Reviewers & Readers
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How To Write a Cover Letter for a Research Paper
How To Write a Cover Letter for a Research Paper The cover letter written to accompany a research paper when it is submitted for publication in a scientific or academic journal offers an unparalleled opportunity to persuade a busy editor…
When the Revisions Are Done and Accepted by the Journal Editor
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Ready to Revise, but Writing to the Journal Editor?
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How to Write a Covering Letter to the Journal Editor
Writing Your First Covering Letter to an Acquisitions Editor It is reasonable to suppose that the grand majority of academic and scientific authors believe the work they submit to scholarly journals and presses for potential publication is eminently publishable. If…
Responses to Journal Editors: Clarifying Intentions
Response to an Acquisitions Editor: Clarifying Intentions Although no scholar finds it remotely difficult to accept good news from an acquisitions editor, receiving and responding to less than positive commentary can be extremely challenging. The starting point is, after all,…
The Beneficial Process of Editorial Criticism and Authorial Revision
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The Gentle Art of Responding to Journal Editors’ Requests
The Gentle Art of Responding to Journal Editors’ Requests The effect of a letter (or more often these days an email message) from the acquisitions editor to whom you have submitted your scholarly writing may feel far from gentle if…
How To Deal with a Journal Editor’s Critical Comments
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How To Use and Reply to Journal Editor and Reviewer Suggestions
How To Use and Reply to Journal Editor and Reviewer Suggestions What To Do When the Revisions Requested Will Compromise Your Scholarship No scholar would deny that an academic or scientific author goes through a less than pleasant experience when…
Writing the Perfect Covering Letter when Submitting an Article to an Academic or Scientific Journal
Writing the Perfect Covering Letter when Submitting an Article to an Academic or Scientific Journal Although a covering letter is not always a necessary aspect of submitting an article to an academic or scientific journal, a carefully written covering letter…
Responding to Letters from Editors – Negotiating Conditional Reconsideration or Acceptance
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