Three Kinds of Letters to Academic & Scientific Editors
Cover letters may be the most common and familiar of the letters that academics and scientists write to the editors of scholarly journals and presses, but they are far from the only kind. A researcher may also write to an acquisitions editor, for instance, simply to find out if the publisher might be interested in considering a manuscript. In addition, an author usually responds to the editor after receiving the critical comments and revision requests of peer reviewers. All three kinds of letter can have significant consequences, among them the successful promotion and publication of an academic’s or scientist’s research, so it is essential to write each one well. The advice in the following three resources will be particularly helpful to researchers who are just beginning to submit their writing and correspond with acquisitions editors.
The waiting time between submitting a manuscript and receiving an editor’s publication decision can be long, and cutting-edge research is often time sensitive. Writing to the editor of a journal or press to ascertain whether he or she might be interested in considering an academic or scientific manuscript can therefore be wise. This article cautions authors to do so only when a publisher is open to the idea and explains what a letter to determine a publisher’s interest should contain.
Although the online submission forms now used by many academic and scientific publishers often do not specify a cover letter as a requirement, it remains true that a cover letter can present a research manuscript to an acquisitions editor in the best of lights and increase an author’s chances of serious attention and successful publication. This blog post explains how to write a professional cover letter that will effectively introduce the meaning and value of your research and manuscript.
Replying to the critical comments and revision requests of the editor of a journal or press when an academic or scientific manuscript is not immediately accepted for publication can be particularly difficult. It is essential, as this article emphasises, to maintain a professional and courteous tone and communicate with clarity and precision. This helpful advice includes wording for phrases and sentences that might be used to respond to specific situations and comments.
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