Scientific Writing Resources

Practical writing guides for researchers preparing manuscripts.

Guides

• abstract-writing-guide.md
• introduction-writing-guide.md
• discussion-writing-guide.md
• figure-design-guide.md
• common-writing-errors.md

About Manusights

https://manusights.com

Practical extras

• templates/cover-letter-template.md
• checklists/final_pre_submission_check.md

Cite this resource

Manusights. Scientific Writing Resources. GitHub repository. https://github.com/Manusights/scientific-writing-resources

Maintenance

This repository is actively maintained. Content refreshes are planned monthly.

Contributing

Suggestions are welcome through GitHub Issues and Pull Requests.

Related Manusights Resources

• https://github.com/Manusights/journal-impact-factor-database
• https://github.com/Manusights/scientific-peer-review-checklist
• https://github.com/Manusights/journal-submission-guides
• https://github.com/Manusights/ai-generated-manuscript-detection
• https://github.com/Manusights/scientific-writing-resources
• https://github.com/Manusights/awesome-scientific-publishing

FAQ

• faq/how_long_should_an_abstract_be.md
• faq/how_to_write_a_stronger_title.md
• faq/how_to_fix_a_weak_introduction.md
• faq/how_to_make_results_more_readable.md
• faq/how_to_write_limitations_without_undercutting_the_paper.md
• faq/how_to_reduce_reviewer_pushback_on_methods.md
• faq/how_to_rewrite_hyped_claims.md
• faq/how_to_prepare_a_final_pre_submit_pass.md

Cornerstone guides

• guides/manuscript_clarity_system.md
• guides/overclaiming_reduction_guide.md

Case studies and diagrams

See case-studies/ and diagrams/ for worked examples and visual workflows.

Quickstart and learning paths

• quickstart/first_30_minutes.md
• learning-paths/