Research manuscripts
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This branch covers writing original research for a journal, divided by the decisions and tasks involved: the writer’s role, the paper’s contribution, structure, planning, individual sections, use of a clinical study report and reasons for rejection. Study-design-specific reporting, review articles and the submission process sit outside this branch.
- Work on a clinical research manuscript as its professional writer — responsibilities, skills, project setup, annotated drafting, queries, word limits and collaboration with authors and clients
- Decide what the paper contributes — reportable research, reader needs, significance and the qualities journals weigh
- Choose the structure and the reporting guideline that fix what each part carries — IMRaD, connections between sections, drafting from reporting checklists and fitting detail within word limits
- Plan the manuscript and the order of drafting it — worksheets, problem statements, concept and detailed outlines, referenced research outlines and drafting order
- The parts of the paper — section components, title and abstract, introduction, methods, results and discussion
- Turn a clinical study report into a manuscript — finding key data and messages, agreeing the paper’s scope with authors and checking their additions
- Know why manuscripts are rejected and what each reason lets you do — rejection stages and recurring problems with novelty, design, logic, interpretation, language, journal fit and ethical or reporting requirements