The unofficial guide for authors :From research design to publication

Abstract

This gave us the idea to write an unofficial guide for authors, in which we could tell you frankly what you can expect from journals, editors, reviewers and, indeed, the whole system of science. We offer some practical tips on how to manage the production of your paper. We also address some of the deeper aspects of preparing and publishing research articles as well as the limitations and frustrations that are inherent in current editorial systems such as hyperproduction, gift authors and poor reviews. We then provide instructions on how to improve writing especially at the meso (paragraphs; logical moves) and the micro (sentences) level. This guide is primarily intended for inexperienced researchers, although we hope more experienced authors will also find some of the points raised in it of interest.