How Readability Can Improve Your Manuscript
Takako Kojima, J. Patrick Barron · 日本消化器外科学会雑誌 · 2015
The ICMJE Recommendations are guidelines that the vast majority of international journals follow.However, the ICMJE states that it is essential for authors to study the Instructions to Authors of the target journal for submission, in addition to its Recommendations.Please note that the ICMJE Recommendations should be used for basic, general knowledge about medical writing, and authors should additionally consult the Instructions to Authors for the target journal when preparing manuscripts for submission 1 ) .The quality of your research and the quality of your manuscript are different things.If your manuscript lacks readability and contains simple writing mistakes, it will probably decrease your chance of being accepted.Although every author will have a different style in writing, scientific writing, in particular, must be precise and unambiguous to be effective 2 ) .Here are some tips on how to enhance the overall quality of your manuscript.