Publishing in scientific journals

Abstract

This chapter covers briefly several topics related to the publishing process in scientific journals. Several stages of the publishing process, starting from the manuscript preparation, to the submission, the review process etc., are briefly explained in order to illustrate the time frame for a publication. Different concepts for the review process, i.e. single-blind, double-blind and open review, are introduced. Several subsections cover different parts of a manuscript. It is not a guideline on ‘how to write a journal paper’ but useful comments and suggestions are provided. The final part of this chapter covers questions related to the submission and revision of a journal manuscript.