v PRS Proofreading and Editing Service PhD Experts • All Academic Areas • Fast Turnaround • High Quality tABle oF contents PARt III: commUnIcAtIng wItH JoURnAl edItoRs: sUBmIssIon, AccePtAnce, RevIsIon And ReJectIon chapter 6: First things First: earning the Interest and Respect of an Academic or scientific editor 90 6.1 Covering Letters: First Impressions 91 6.2 Titles, Abstracts and Keywords: Sound Connections 94 • 6.2.1 The Very Beginning: The Title 94 • 6.2.2 Summing It All Up: The Abstract 97 • 6.2.3 Searching for the Right Terms: The Keywords 100 6.3 Ready and Willing: Submission Procedures 102 chapter 7: After submission: Acceptance, Rejection and Revision 106 7.1 ‘Just What We’re Looking For’: The Successful Publishing Relationship 106 7.2 When ‘No’ Means No: Professional Departures and New Beginnings 108 7.3 ‘We’re Interested but…’: The Revision Process 110 • 7.3.1 Formatting, Structure and Referencing Style 112 • 7.3.2 Language and Clarity 113 • 7.3.3 Content: Methods, Data and Argument 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .