Always use your institutional (academic) email address on your cover letter, and when contacting the Editor. Why does this matter? Editors have become suspicious of authors who use personal email addresses because of recent scandals with bogus submissions; see, for example, this article in the Washington Post on a peer-review ring). If you have to […]
Submitting your article: find the right journal
Finding the right journal to submit your article to can be a problem; there are so many journals to choose from! However, the publishers Elsevier and Springer have introduced a feature where you can paste your article title and abstract into a search field and it will find a suitable journal for you. Both of […]
Tips for writing a good cover letter
Editor’s name: First of all, make sure you address the letter to the correct person. If you can find out the name of the Editor, e.g., from the journal website, then use it. Address the Editor by last name, e.g., “Dear Dr. White,” or “Dear Professor Green.” If the journal website does not list the […]
How to write a good cover letter
Is writing a cover letter important? The cover letter is the first thing that the Editor will read, and everybody knows how important it is to make a good first impression. In English, it is said “First impressions last” (i.e., first impressions last a long time) and “You never get a second chance to make […]
Number one reason for acceptance of an article
There are many factors that you need to get right before your article is accepted. It has to present the results of good research with good data analysis. It has to be well written, and well supported by appropriate references. However, when Editors-in-Chief are asked “What is the most important reason for deciding to accept […]
