Career Training Services: Writing Effective Letters, Titles, and Abstracts

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Abstract: Cover letters, titles, and abstracts are the first, and sometimes only, parts of a manuscript the editor reads before making a decision. Find out how to get past these hurdles by ensuring that each is effective and pitched at the appropriate audience. The presentation includes examples of abstracts and titles, explains the problems with each, and then shows alternative improved versions. Researchers will gain valuable insights that will help avoid a desk reject.

Presentation Outline

  1. Why focus on these 3 elements?
  2. Cover letter
    • Speak to editor
    • Sell importance of your work
    • What to include
  3. Responding to reviewers
    • Put yourself in their shoes
    • What were the reviewer’s instructions?
    • How to and how not to respond
  4. Writing effective, accurate titles
    • Purpose of the title
    • Follow 5 golden rules
    • Samples- too narrow
    • Samples- anthropomorphized
    • Samples- expert
    • Samples- hard to understand
    • Samples- acronym soup
  5. Writing effective abstracts
    • Formula
    • Length
    • Samples (before and after editing)

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