先擬草稿不行嗎？過來人都知道，寫作和製圖都是耗時又傷神的工作，若一開始沒有格式參考，在確定期刊後一定只能從頭大改一遍，完全是事倍功半的舉動。
最後，在投稿之前務必要再次檢查文稿是否符合期刊所有要求。格式不符規定不但會拖延審查時間，有些重要文件（例如研究基金申請）甚至會被直接退稿。 建議讀者善用我們的投稿須知檢查以及製圖編修服務，讓您遞交學術論文時信心百分百！
TIPS
- Start with the easiest material first, such as a topic you feel you know well. This will help you gain momentum in your writing and avoid stumbling across writer’s block.
- You don’t have to begin your writing with the Introduction or Chapter One. You may choose to start at Chapter Two or Three, or perhaps with a section of a chapter.
- Write as much as you can initially, then refine it later.
- Use double-spacing, so that you can edit the text and make notes in the margins easily.
- Make several back-ups of your writing and store them in different places. Then if you lose your bag or your computer crashes you won’t lose all your work (this has actually happened!).
- Jot down any ideas you have while writing, either on computer or on a simple notepad.
- If you get stuck, leave a space on the page and continue elsewhere. You can come back to it later.
- Do not worry if you seem to be writing too much. You can cut it down at a later stage, and you’ll have something to work with.
- Start each chapter with an introduction and end it with a conclusion.
- Be sure to actually deliver what you promise in your introduction.
- If English is not your first language, ask a native speaker to proofread your work.
