| Why should you have your paper professionally
edited?
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It can increase your chances of getting
published.
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| Evidence suggests that the quality of a manuscript's
English affects its chances of being accepted for
publication (Coates
et al. 2002, Radford
et al. 1999, Eisenberg
et al. 2002, Bordage
2001). Poorly written papers, and
even well-written papers from authors whose native
language is not English, may be at a disadvantage
in the screening and review process.
For example, Coates et al. surveyed
120 articles submitted to Cardiovascular Research
and found clear indications that writing quality
had an influence on whether a paper was accepted,
independent of the quality of research. |
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ACADEMICWORD brings your manuscript's English
writing up to publication level, allowing it to
be considered purely on its own merits.
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Average Errors per
Paper |
Error Rate Compared
to US |
Acceptance Rate |
| US |
22 |
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32% |
| UK |
23 |
105% |
29% |
| France |
41 |
197% |
26% |
| Germany |
43 |
188% |
24% |
| Spain |
38 |
173% |
20% |
| Japan |
37 |
168% |
17% |
| Sweden |
35 |
160% |
12% |
| Italy |
49 |
222% |
9% |
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| "There is a clear indication
that badly written articles correlated with a high
rejection rate." |
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Coates, Sturgeon, Bohannan, Pasini: Language
and publication in 'Cardiovascular Research' articles. Cardiovascular
Research 2002. |
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| "Factors that caused most problems
were poor use of English and careless preparation
of the manuscript." |
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Radford, Smillie, Wilson, Grace: The
criteria used by editors of scientific dental journals
in the assessment of manuscripts submitted for publication. British
Dental Journal 1999. |
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| "Strength and clarity of the
argument was most strongly associated with acceptance,
followed by the technical and scientific quality
of the paper and its fit to the journal." |
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Eisenberg, Thompson, Augir, Stanley: "Getting
in" revisited: An analysis
of manuscript characteristics, reviewers' ratings,
and acceptance of manuscripts in Psychological Bulletin. Psychological
Bulletin 2002. |
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| "The main strengths in
accepted manuscripts were the importance
of the problem, excellence of writing, and
soundness of design." |
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Bordage: Reasons reviewers reject and accept manuscripts:
The strengths and weaknesses in medical education
reports. Academic Medicine 2001. |
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| "On equal scientific merit,
a badly written article will have less chance of
being accepted � even if the editor does not
identify language as a motive for rejection." |
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Coates et al. 2002. |
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