Some additional tips for publishing in a high impact journal

  • You should do something new.
  • Is there anything challenging in your work?
  • Will your results influence other researchers?
  • Have you provided solutions to some difficult problems (GAPS)?
  • The author should communicate the results and impact of the research.
  • The manuscript should be written in a style that transmits the message clearly.
  • The title should describe key content in an effective way.
  • Start your cover letter by stating why you think the paper is a good fit for this journal.
  • Use paragraph headings to describe concrete findings.
  • Tie together your results with the discussion.
  • Cite the main scientific publications on which your work is based.
  • Be sure to choose recent research, related to the study, and published in academic journals.
  • Avoid excessive citations of publications from the same region.
  • Mind the detailed feedback with checks on the headings, ethical declarations, referencing, tables, figures, and other major reporting errors on the manuscript.
  • Ask your peers or professors to review your paper.
  • The strongest papers usually have one point to make.
  • Focus on your main message to keep the attention of your readers.
  • Start talking about the research problem, importance, and the need of the study.
  • Mind a concrete abstract; what your research is about, methods have been used and what your main findings are.
  • Mind your introduction to be readable by contextualizing the argument in the broader academic field.
  • Address your acknowledgement by contributing your article intellectually, financially, or in some other manner.
  • Both references and citations should be well balanced and not more than 10 years old.
  • Finally, your conclusion should be an interpretation of your results.