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- | ===== Step 5: Determine Who Will Submit | + | ====== Tips for Submitting Your Manuscript ====== |
- | | + | ===== Find Submission Guidelines ===== |
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+ | * Once you choose your journal and write the manuscript, you will want to look carefully at submission guidelines. | ||
+ | * Failure to follow the guidelines could cause your manuscript to be sent back to you. | ||
+ | * Pay particular attention to limits on the number of words in the abstract and text as well as limits on the numbers of tables, figures, and references. | ||
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+ | ===== Start Collecting Necessary Information ===== | ||
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+ | * Determine if any submission forms, checklists, copyright agreements, patient consent forms, or conflict of interest forms need to be submitted with the manuscript. | ||
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+ | * You will want to obtain the emails, academic credentials, | ||
+ | * Some journals will also require that the individual submitting the article has an ORCID account. Researchers can apply for an ORCID free of charge on the [[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Tips for Writing Your Cover Letter ===== | ||
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+ | * You will need a cover letter from the corresponding author that is addressed to the journal editor. | ||
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+ | Here is a {{: | ||
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+ | ===== Determine Who Will Submit ===== | ||
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* If you are not an author, determine whether the journal allows non-authors to submit (many do not). In this case, you will need to log in to the journal submission site via the client’s account. | * If you are not an author, determine whether the journal allows non-authors to submit (many do not). In this case, you will need to log in to the journal submission site via the client’s account. | ||
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- | ===== Step 6: Getting Materials Ready to Upload | + | ===== How to Make Blinded Copies of Manuscripts |
- | * Before submitting | + | * A lot of medical journals will require that you have a blinded or anonymous copy of your manuscript. You will see this in the submission guidelines if required. |
- | * The submission guidelines may also ask for line numbers. In Word, go to Layout > Line Numbers. | + | * A blinded copy should not have any information in it that would allow you to identify authors or institutions. |
+ | * From the title page, you will want to remove author names and institutions and replace them with the words “redacted.” | ||
+ | * At the end of the manuscript, you will also want to delete acknowledgments, | ||
- | ===== Step 7: Submit Article ===== | ||
- | * Once you are ready to submit, you will create an author submission username and password. | + | {{: |
- | * At Superior Medical Experts, we keep an active spreadsheet of all of this information called “Client manuscript account info.” | + | |
- | * Upon submitting your manuscript, you will want to periodically check its status. This will require that you remember the journal name as well as your username and password. | + | //What a blinded cover page should look like.// |
- | * At Superior Medical Experts, we recommend looking into the submission status every couple of weeks. The review process for many journals generally takes about 1 month. | + | |
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- | === If the manuscript is rejected === | ||
- | * Determine whether the editors recommend revisions or not. | + | ===== Getting Materials Ready to Upload ===== |
- | * Read through all reviewer comments. | + | |
- | * Notify the client | + | * Before submitting your manuscript, be sure to accept any track changes. To do this in Word, go to Review > Accept > Accept All Changes |
- | * Begin revising based on reviewer comments and either resubmit or submit | + | * The submission guidelines may also ask for line numbers. In Word, go to Layout > Line Numbers. |
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- | === If the manuscript is accepted === | + | ===== Submit Article ===== |
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+ | * Once you are ready to submit, you will create an author submission username and password. | ||
+ | * Upon submitting your manuscript, you will want to periodically check its status. This will require that you remember the journal name as well as your username and password. | ||
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+ | ===== If the manuscript is accepted | ||
* There are several steps to finalize the publication, | * There are several steps to finalize the publication, | ||
* You will want to proofread the entire manuscript within 2 to 3 days. Follow the instructions carefully and answer all author queries. Be sure to double-check the accuracy of author names and affiliations. | * You will want to proofread the entire manuscript within 2 to 3 days. Follow the instructions carefully and answer all author queries. Be sure to double-check the accuracy of author names and affiliations. | ||
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