Essentials of good writing

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W's of writing:

Who should write? Trained, scientific communicator

What to write ? New, of utility, concern to fellow beings

When to write : ASAP

Where to write? Hard copy journals, E-Js : Free & Open access

Please avoid :

12 midnight

Past history

Yellow in color

6 male humans

Animals were sacrificed

Human study

Animal trial

Subjects

Sex(for gender)

Essentially required for good writing :

Syntax

Grammar

Flow

Sentence, paragraph and section

Language

References for validity

References of last 5 yrs

References from web should be current

Pre preparation:

Choose the journal

See the current issue

Read the instructions to authors

Decide which type of article will you be contributing

Follow the instructions of publication meticulously for better success rate of

acceptance

Get MS internally reviewed from peers

Incorporate their suggestions

Contribute as desired by the journal

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