Focus only on the most important, key takeaways for people who would read this journal (and for editors considering those readers). After a sentence explaining how you went about answering the question, give a couple of sentences about what you found. Give a sentence of context to explain why your research question matters for this journal’s readers. Most journals give information about who their readers are under the “About this journal” link on their website.
You must link your work to the journal’s target audience. In your next paragraphs, you’ll essentially give a version of your abstract that has been made even more concise and argue the case that your findings are of interest to journal readers. If the journal has article categories, such as “Letters” or “Research Articles,” specify that here, too. “We are submitting our manuscript, “Title of manuscript here,” for consideration for publication in Name of Journal Here.
Do not assume that the editor is male or use the opening salutation “Dear Sir.” If you cannot find the editor’s name, use “Dear Editor.” Open with a submission statement Be quite careful with titles and when in doubt, use “Dr.” in all cases. Most journals have a listing of their editors on the website, including name, email address, and proper title. Photo by Gemma Evans Look for the right editorįind out who the correct editor is, and address them directly, with the proper title. Below are some tips for writing compelling cover letters that encourage the editor to consider your manuscript for review. They ask authors to tell them why their work would interest readers of the journal, and if the letter isn’t convincing, the manuscript may even come back to you without review. For some publishers, this letter is a form that emphasizes only that you have no conflicts of interest, have not submitted your paper to some other journal, and that all authors agree to the submission and content of the manuscript.īut some journal editors want more than this information. What you include in this document depends on what the journal requests. You’re ready to submit your manuscript to your journal of choice, but you have to write a cover letter. Writing a great cover letter for journal submissions
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