Basic but Frequently Overlooked Issues in Manuscript Submissions: Tips from an Editor’s Perspective
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This essay summarizes fundamental yet often overlooked issues in manuscripts submitted (and rejected) and offers insights from an experienced editor’s perspective. These issues include basic requirements (alignment with a journal’s themes, aims, scope, writing format, and required files) and more complex considerations. It highlights the importance of following key areas: demonstrating novelty and contribution, integrating overarching theories, designing multiple studies with multi-source validation, ensuring methodological rigor, and crafting compelling narratives from findings.
Author: Cheng Wang
Institution: University of New Haven
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4410822377