Who works at the publishing house?
Every publishing house has editors, but they deal with manuscripts differently.
Every publishing house has editors, but they deal with manuscripts differently.
Different publishers have different editorial workflows. But here is what happens generally.
Basic components of a submission are your cover letter, manuscript, figures and supplementary files.
As an author, you are accountable for the content in the paper and responsible for updating all your co-authors before, during, and after the publication process.
Be honest about your data, emphasize the importance of the results but not exaggerate.
Readers expect to learn about your research topic here and editors mine for potential referees from the references cited.
Begin writing only after you have finalized the content and organization of the paper with your mentor and collaborators.
First: Why did you do this work?
Good, coherent writing cannot transpire if you did not invest time structuring, testing, and refining your thoughts on paper.