5 steps to writing a manuscript - OVERVIEW

Every year much good quality research data gets written up, submitted and rejected for publication. In fact, an average of only 32% (range 1% to 93%) of manuscripts submitted to journals make it to print according to Elsevier. Perhaps this isn’t surprising, because writing a manuscript is not easy.

This '5 Steps to ...' series, will guide you through the process in a stepwise manner. For each of the usual manuscript components: title, abstract, introduction, materials and method, results, discussion and conclusion, there is a '5 steps to ...' guide to help you.

This OVERVIEW sets the scene and proposes your order of attack!