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What would you say to your younger, Early Career Researcher self? Advice from Hindawi Editors on how to go about writing your first manuscript.
We asked Hindawi Editors to share their advice and top tips when writing up a paper for the first time. Here’s what they said:
When you are done, your paper should say what you mean and not what you know how to say
“I am a native English speaker, and I have been writing for a long time. It is still hard work. It takes almost as much time to write a good paper as it does to do the experiments, so always allow enough time. Then after you write the first draft, rewrite it ten more times. This is not a joke. When you are done, your paper should say what you mean and not what you know how to say.