Pooja Ojha¹ and Pawan Kumar Dixit²*

¹Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

*Corresponding Author: Pawan Kumar Dixit M Ch, Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Received: December 20, 2021; Published: March 17 , 2022

Abstract

Contribution of scientific research towards the growth of humankind is indispensable and the publication of findings from such research are equally imperative. Considering the lifecycle of a manuscript, it undergoes significant transformations from its initial draft till publication which presents noteworthy challenges for the authors, including the manuscript preparation. The recommendations from the international committee of medical journal editors in the form of Uniform requirements for manuscript submission and similar concepts have helped to tackle the same. Flexibility in initial submission mitigates essential bottlenecks including the problem of reformatting the manuscript in case it gets rejected from one journal. The young researchers and authors need to be aware of the advantages of the flexibility in initial submission. This prevents delay in manuscript publication, and conserves time for more productive research and contribution to scientific literature.

Keywords: Flexible Submission; Manuscript; Author; Journal; First Submission

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Citation

Citation: Pooja Ojha and Pawan Kumar Dixit. “The Initial Flexible Submission of Manuscript: Tackles Bottleneck and Saves Resources”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 6.4 (2022): 105-107.

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