Abstract

There are many published items on guidance in scientific writing, and potential authors should not try to read too many of these to prevent information overload. This article aims to advise aspiring authors on producing scientific manuscripts for publication. It is particularly aimed at early career researchers in palynology and related topics who wish to publish their work in the peer-reviewed literature. It is vitally important that your manuscript makes a good initial impression with the journal editors. This means strictly adhering to the house-style (textual format) of the respective journal, and that your work is well-illustrated, well-structured and well-written. Despite the apparent complexity of the scientific publishing process, the system is primarily designed to allow several expert third parties to critically scrutinise your work in order to ensure scientific excellence. During the production of the first draft, authors are advised to anticipate issues that may be noted by peer reviewers. Consider carefully where to submit your work to. Specifically key metrics such as the impact factor, readership and scope of journals should be assessed. You will need to navigate an online submission process hence it is critical to organise your files effectively before submitting. It is possible, even likely, that you may be asked for more than one round of peer review. Moreover, you may have to recast your work and submit it elsewhere if it is declined by your first choice journal. Ethics in publishing are very important. For example you should invite colleagues to be co-authors only if they have materially contributed to the particular manuscript, and make strenuous efforts not to use the work of others unacknowledged. Remember that many more people will read your title, abstract and keywords than the main body of the paper so pay special attention to crafting these items optimally.

摘要

关于科学写作指导的已发表文章很多，潜在作者不应尝试阅读太多文章以防止信息过载。本文旨在为有抱负的作者提供有关制作科学手稿以供发表的建议。它特别针对希望在同行评审文献中发表其工作的孢粉学和相关主题的早期职业研究人员。让您的稿件在期刊编辑中留下良好的初步印象至关重要。这意味着要严格遵守相应期刊的内部风格（文本格式），并且您的作品插图、结构和写作都很好。尽管科学出版过程显然很复杂，该系统的主要设计目的是允许多个专家第三方严格审查您的工作，以确保科学卓越。在撰写初稿期间，建议作者预测同行评审员可能会注意到的问题。仔细考虑将您的作品提交到哪里。具体来说，应评估影响因子、读者人数和期刊范围等关键指标。您将需要浏览在线提交过程，因此在提交之前有效地组织文件至关重要。有可能，甚至很可能，您可能会被要求进行多轮同行评审。此外，如果您的首选期刊拒绝了您的工作，您可能需要重新投稿并将其提交到其他地方。出版道德非常重要。例如，您应该邀请对特定手稿做出实质性贡献的同事成为共同作者，并尽最大努力不使用他人未经认可的工作。请记住，阅读您的标题、摘要和关键字的人比论文的主体要多，因此请特别注意以最佳方式制作这些项目。