Manuscript Revision

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Why Revise your Manuscript before Submitting to
the Medical Editor?
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• Imagine! You are a young scientist working on an
  interesting and trending topic of the year. You
  have discovered something awesome, something very
  significant. And now, you wish to publish your
  work so that the world comes to know about your
  discovery.
• But, most of the journals have rejected your
  article.
• How will you feel?
• The first thought strikes your mind, I had
  submitted my manuscript to the reputed medical
  editor. So, why didnt they recognize and
  encourage the worth of my paper?

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REVISE YOUR MANUSCRIPT BEFORE SUBMITTING TO THE
MEDICAL EDITOR
Manuscript Revision
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Why Revise the Manuscript?

• To answer this, you must understand what a
  manuscript revision is and how it adds value.
  Manuscript revision means to see again and
  make changes for the better.
• Now, these changes can be a few small changes or
  large, sweeping changes that involve
  reorganization of the part or all of the text, a
  change of tone and voice, or fixing the
  grammatical errors.
• A manuscript revision is done by the author or
  the medical editors, who are experts in the
  applicable subject.

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Difference between Revising and Editing

• Revising the manuscript means self-editing.
  When you sit down to re-read your first draft,
  you will come across many mistakes which you want
  to change. This process is called revision.
• Editing is when you hire a medical editor to give
  a professional perspective to the text and
  enhance its clarity and readability.
• Therefore, you first revise i.e. work on it
  yourself and make it as good as you personally
  can, and then you edit (by hiring a
  professional medical editing services)

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How to Revise your Manuscript?
Revising your manuscript becomes easy when you
keep these key points in mind

• Who is your audience?
• Which is your target journal?
• Is your manuscript within the recommended word
  limit?
• Is there any plagiarized content in the
  manuscript?
• Did you check the reference protocols?
• What is the average acceptance rate of your
  publisher?

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Before submitting your revised file to the
medical editor, make sure that you

• Follow the editorial guidelines
• Submit figures, graphs, and tables in a separate
  file
• Use double spacing throughout the text
• Use Times New Roman or Symbol fonts

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• Prepare equations using standard equation symbols
• Prepare files for 8 ½ by 11-inch paper size
• Define acronyms when you first use them in the
  content
• Number the tables and figures in order
• Dont refer to data not shown in the main
  manuscript

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Conclusion

• Till now, you must have understood the purpose of
  a manuscript revision to improve your chances of
  acceptance. So, review your document well, and
  accept the good advice from others.
• Once your manuscript gets accepted, you will
  never regret the time you spent revising it.

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Research Manuscript Writing Process
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