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How to get published

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The Introduction is used to provide context for your manuscript and convince readers why your work advances a field of study.

Be concise in the introduction but give the reader enough information to understand why the work is important. Introductions of Letters can be shorter, sometimes only one paragraph. This section shouldn’t be a history lesson but you do need to introduce the main research publications on which your work is based. Cite a couple of original and important works, including recent review articles, to give the reader a sense of how your work fits into the literature. However, take care to not make citations to irrelevant references, including your own.
Make sure you clearly address the following: What is the problem you are ultimately trying to solve?
Identify the solutions and limitations: Are there any solutions? If so, what is the best solution and what are its limitations? What is your work trying to achieve?
Provide a perspective that is consistent with the journal where you are submitting.

Although it can be tempting to re-use introductions from your previous papers on similar studies, every paper should present a new result and the work should be specifically motivated. This requires a unique introduction every time.

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Introduction

Provide a brief context to the readers
Address the problem
Identify the solutions and limitations
Identify what the work is trying to achieve
Provide a perspective consistent with the nature of the journal

Write a unique introduction for every article. DO NOT reuse introductions.