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reviewers, many journals will be tempted to reject manuscripts out of
hand if the English used in a submission is of low quality. I discuss
this issue in more detail later on in this chapter.
Writing a Paper
More than anything you should remember that a paper is essentially
telling a story. In a real sense you have an opportunity to distill your
paper into the essential elements. You need to be able to provide short
answers to the following questions.
What Is the Unique Contribution of Your Paper? What Knowledge Does Your
Paper Add to the Existing Stock of Knowledge? Identify what it is that
you are adding to the store of knowledge. You should be able to
encapsulate this in one or two sentences. is will form an essen ...