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Office of Scientific Editorial
Support
Goal: To provide scientific editorial assistance on manuscripts
and grants
Scientific editorial assistance in the preparation of grants and
manuscripts is now available to all faculty members at MCG. The service is
provided by Rhea-Beth Markowitz, Ph.D., CA-3004, phone 721-7916, email:
rbmarkowitz@mail.mcg.edu.
Examples of the support services provided include the following:
- Ensuring that the paper (grant) is well organized and written in a
logical order, with smooth transitions. Can the reader understand what the
author is trying to say?
- Seeing that experiments are described in sufficient detail so that the
reader can understand what was (or will be) done.
- Checking the Methods section for completeness and clarity.
- Ensuring that Figures match the Figure Legends and that they both
match the text. Are the design and lettering appropriate?
Ensuring that correct English, grammar, punctuation and spelling are used.
How to submit:
- Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced and in the appropriate
format for the respective journal. The paper should be in its "near final"
version, not your first rough draft. (Figures do not need to be originals,
however.)
- Dr. Markowitz will read the manuscript, mark changes on your hard copy
with a red pen, and go over major changes with you when she has finished
the editing. When time permits, she will reread your final version. If
resubmission of your paper to a journal is necessary, she will read the
reviewers' comments and help you address their concerns.
- Grant applications may be submitted section by section. Since
deadlines are important for grants, please let Dr. Markowitz know in
advance if, and approximately when, you will be handing in your drafts.
Turnaround time is usually 2-3 days (but can be less when necessary!)
- Submission of your paper or grant to this office does not take the
place of a critical read by a colleague in your field. Dr. Markowitz may
or may not be able to critique the science, depending on the subject area;
her primary function is to make your manuscript clear, concise, and easy
(easier) to read.
- If you feel that Dr. Markowitz has been helpful, an acknowledgement in
your paper would be appreciated. Also, please let her know when papers are
accepted, in what journal, and when they will be published.
For help in writing, see the following manuals:
How to Write a Manuscript for Submission to a Biomedical (Basic
Science) Journal.
How to Write a Manuscript for Submission to a Biomedical (Clinical)
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