Diba Basar

Why publish research? Give enough time to plan and write manuscript Choose appropriate journal to publish (for Journal) Pay attention to the instructions for authors of your chosen journal

Type of title that is acceptable Structure of paper preferred by the journal Layout (including how long, for abstract and content) Structure of sections preferred by the journal The style preferred (passive vs. personal style) What the editor is looking for [type of paper (original research, review, etc), topics (hot topics, original, innovative, controversial, etc), etc) American or British style?

Create separate files for each section Talk to non-experts Think about key findings of the research and their contributions
Research goal Most important findings verify they are true

Why it is different from, and add to, previous

knowledge

Think about how to highlight key findings

Write in English, do not translate! Write and re-write XX: more difficult to understand, more sophisticated the writing write in a way that even non expert will understand Prepare appropriate writing aids (dictionary, thesaurus, etc.) NO PLAGIARISM!

What problem were you trying to solve? How did you solve it? How does your solution differ from previous approaches What did you discover? What do they mean? How is it differ from what is already in the literature?

English sentence must have Subject and Verb (no verb to be) Tenses not only about time Write in the most concise sentence Keep subject and verb as close as possible to each other Ensure no ambiguity in the order of words (e.g. I spoke to the professor with a microphone) do not use too long sentences greater chance to be misunderstood

Grammar Finite vs Non Finite verbs Ex. Stop to smoke vs. Stop smoking

Preposition use Collocation Punctuation (difference between English and Indonesian Punctuation) Active vs Passive use