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Tag Archives: authors
Animal authors
Earlier today, I noticed that Sylvain Deville had taken to Twitter to point out an unusual canine co-author on a scientific paper: https://twitter.com/DevilleSy/status/487529007232344064 This, of course, reminded me of the paper published by Andre Geim (in his pre-Nobel days) … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, cat, dog, fun, geim, hamster, papers, publishing, scientific literature, scientific publishing, twitter
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10 quick cover-letter tips for submitting scientific papers
This is more a list of don’ts than dos; there’s a serious blog post/editorial that needs to be written about how to write an effective cover letter, but for now, here’s a quick checklist for you all… 1. Send in … Continue reading
Posted in Journal stuff
Tagged authors, cover letter, cover letters, editorial, fun, journals, publishing, tips, writing
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