Proofreading your Research Paper

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Why should I Proofread my Research Paper?
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Proofreading

• Many authors, especially those who are good at
  writing often ask, What is wrong with my
  scientific writing? In other words, they intend
  to ask Why should I proofread my paper?
• That means they are still not convinced over the
  significance of proofreading their medical paper.
  For them, medical proofreading is for the novice
  authors who make many mistakes while writing
  their research papers.
• This is obvious to them because they are good
  writers and see no flaws in their writing.

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• However, whether novice or experienced, authors
  often write sentences with missing articles (a,
  an, the) or use long sentences in their document.
  
• Though these are not mistakes by themselves but
  may cause the journal editor to misunderstand
  your document, get frustrated, and reject it.
• Also, the word counts are very important to
  the publication process. So, if you proofread
  your paper, you can eliminate many speed bumps
  of the English language, simplify your document
  and present your best.

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Here is the four-step process to proofread your
paper effectively
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1) First Step

• Spell check it is a quick and thorough read on
  your paper to detect and correct any spelling
  mistakes, any missing article, delete extra
  spaces or add where there are no space between
  words, correct punctuation mistakes, etc.

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2) Second step

• Check whether you have followed the desired word
  limit recommended by your target journal. Reduce
  the word count wherever possible.
• Replace long phrases with a single word. Split
  the long sentences into shorter sentences. For
  example, On the other hand can be replaced
  with a single word, however.
• Ensure you have defined all the abbreviations and
  acronyms used in the paper. Remove all the
  unnecessary abbreviations.

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Second Step Cond.

• Verify all the figures and tables, their titles,
  and references
• Check for the words used whether they can be
  replaced by a better synonym. For example, you
  can replace the word amount by number to
  convey the meaning of the text in a better way.
• Check the tense of each sentence in the document
  whether its consistent

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3) Third step
Read the document word-by-word and check the flow
of the information whether its in a logical
order.
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4) Fourth step
Verify that all the references are present and
all the presented facts are accurate. Remove any
false data you may have written by mistake.
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• Therefore, mistakes while writing can slip
  through even you are good at writing. Devote as
  much time to proofread your medical paper as you
  devoted to write it. Your aim should be to reduce
  all those things in the paper which might cause
  the reviewer to misunderstand or ignore your
  document. Dont let your relevant and important
  research study get lost on account of these
  amendable speed bumps.
• For accurate and faster medical proofreading
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