Writing Support
Communicate clearly and meet journal expectations
Practical structure, tone, and formatting tips that align with our author guidelines. Use this as a quick companion while preparing your manuscript.
Structure
- • State the problem and contribution crisply in the abstract.
- • Use IMRaD flow; keep figures close to where they are cited.
- • Provide reproducible methods: datasets, preprocessing, metrics, code.
Style
- • Prefer active voice and short sentences; avoid vague qualifiers.
- • Define abbreviations on first use; maintain consistent terminology.
- • Report uncertainty: confidence intervals, variance, ablations.
Submission-ready checklist
- • Figures/tables are legible in grayscale and have descriptive captions.
- • Ethical statements (IRB/consent) included when applicable.
- • Data/code availability statements with links or DOIs.
- • Language proofread; references synced; plagiarism check completed.