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20.6 Always have the referee in mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
20.7 Check for clarity in the logical order
of your argumentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
20.8 Be careful with cut and pastes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
20.9 Make sure everything is consistent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
20.10 Check that your English is suitably formal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
20.11 Don’t underestimate the importance
of spelling mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
20.12 Write a good letter / email to accompany
your manuscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
20.13 Dealing with rejections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
20.14 Take the editor’s and reviewers’ comments seriously . . . . . . . . . 360
20.15 A tip for using professional editing agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
20.16 A final word from the author: Let’s put a bit
of fun into scientific writing! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
20.17 Summary of this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
20.18 Summary of the entire book: 10 key concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Sources of the Factoids and other info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
