Scientific writing is the skill wherein a scientific content is being written based on research (actual studies happened) or gathering information from already existing data on the studies carried by various other organizations.  Writing a scientific content is very crucial, and the person who has got the skills, has won the race. There is a list of documents that are included in scientific writing i.e research articles/review articles (manuscript writing), abstracts, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, book chapters, posters, editorials, and case reports etc.

Every scientific document should be strictly prepared considering the Good Publication Practices guidelines along with document specific guidelines like Consolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) for original research papers; The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) for observational studies; Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE).

There is a standard process which has to be followed to start and complete a manuscript which is mentioned as follows.  Along with that, James M. Provenzale has suggested ten principles for revising a manuscript (if rejected once) which become pivotal to attain the quality of manuscript.

Principles for revising a manuscript:

1.      Decide whether to resubmit the manuscript to the same journal

2.      Contact the editor regarding unresolved issues

3.      Prioritize the reviewers’ comments

4.      Approach the reviewer as a consultant rather than an adversary

5.      Deal with reviewers’ comments with which one does not agree

6.      Disagree without being disagreeable

7.      Devise a strategy for responding to divergent comments

8.      Put in the work and show all that you have done

9.      If requested, shorten the manuscript

10.    Review the medical literature before resubmission

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Provenzale JM. Revising a manuscript: ten principles to guide success for publication. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010;195:W382–7