Scientific Paper Editing

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Scientific Paper Editing
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How to Edit a Technical Scientific Document like
a Pro?
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Scientific Editing Services

• Our scientific editing services not only involves
  medical research papers but technical documents
  as well.
• While editing a long technical document, its
  nearly impossible to read through the document
  and evaluate all structural, content, and
  formatting issues in one go.

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• This is where a checklist comes in handy. Using
  this checklist, you can look at each aspect of
  the document the structure, the content, and
  the formatting systematically.
• This is because the whole purpose of scientific
  paper editing is to structure your document in a
  way that the readers can grasp its meaning easily
  and perfectly.
• Compare your technical document with a well-built
  house a house with a solid structure, clean,
  well-organised, and nothing out of place, no
  visual obstructions, clear windows, and lots of
  sunlight.

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Heres the checklist of the items you should take
care of while editing your technical document
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Handy tips for Reviewing your Scientific Document

• Make a quick and separate pass through the
  document for each item on the checklist.
• Always view the document with fresh eyes.

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Checklist for Scientific Editing
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1) Structural Review

• Does the document have appropriate sections as
  per the journal guidelines?
• Are there any subsections and if yes, are they
  properly organized?
• Is there any duplicate content? (except in the
  abstract)
• Consistency through the document (For example,
  same ordering of endpoints in methods and results
  sections, size of figures, etc.)

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2) Substantive Review

• Have you stated the aim/purpose of your study?
• Do your conclusions meet the desired aim?
• Does the abstract describe the study objective,
  study design, results, and conclusions?
• Do you give a clear picture of how your study
  relates to the past studies and why the study is
  being conducted?
• Are there references for all the statements
  related to the published findings?

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• Do the results include the findings of the
  statistical analysis?
• Do the tables used correspond with the written
  data? Are they relevant and highlight the written
  text?
• Are the figures relevant to illustrate the
  findings?
• Are the conclusions clearly supported by the
  results?
• If you cite any data to support the conclusion,
  has it been presented in the results section?
• Are there any shortcomings of your study and are
  they clearly stated?

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3) Editorial Review

• Any word that could be interpreted in more than
  one way or is grammatically incorrect
• Run-on sentences (if you have to track back to
  know the meaning of a sentence, its too long)
• Long paragraphs (keep your paragraphs short of
  3-5 sentences each)
• Any text thats in the wrong section
• Too much/too little detail in the abstract

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• Inconsistent terminology
• The consistency of the section heading and the
  section content
• The appropriate numbering of the sections (if
  applicable)
• Do all subjects/verbs agree? (singular vs. plural
  form)
• The consistency of verb tense through the
  document
• All style conventions (For example, numbers,
  spacing)
• Spellings and grammar
• Are all the acronyms used in the content defined
  clearly?

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4) Formatting Review

• Check the consistency of font type, size, and
  formatting throughout the document
• Are there any large empty spaces or blank pages?
  Pay special attention to tables, figures, or
  lists breaking across pages.

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If you follow this checklist while editing or
reviewing your technical document, it will ensure
you dont miss out on any aspect and develop a
paper which is ready and worthy of publication in
your target journal.
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