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Episode 62: Publishing in Scientific Journals

Materialism: A Materials Science Podcast

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What Should Be in the Cover Letter?

The cover letter should not be a restatement of the abstract. Rather, it should be a succinct communication to the editor and to the reviewers. And this is a good place to point out how your paper fits into the context of prior work. We get many submissions that are not at all good fits for our journal.

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