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Proposed universal framework for more user-friendly author instructions

Author(s) -

Sylwia Ufnalska,

Alison Terry

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

european science editing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 2518-3354

pISSN - 0258-3127

DOI - 10.3897/ese.2020.e53477

Subject(s) - table (database) , computer science , simple (philosophy) , publishing , scientific publishing , table of contents , world wide web , word (group theory) , information retrieval , database , political science , mathematics , philosophy , geometry , epistemology , law

When preparing a scientific manuscript for submission to a journal, it is often time-consuming to find the journal's specific preferences, which can influence acceptance. We propose that journals include a simple table at the start of their instructions for authors, clearly displaying the essential information, e.g. word count, number of keywords, format of tables and figures. Such a table could be also easily updated as journal preferences change. Thanks to this, the submitted articles would be more likely to meet the basic requirements. We hope this initiative will save time for everyone involved in scientific publishing.

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