7. Before You Submit

Cover Letter

Sample Cover Letter

[Date]

Dear [Editor],

We wish to submit an original research article entitled “[Title]” for consideration by [Journal].

In this paper, we demonstrated that A+B=C. This is significant because it is critical to show the results of combining A and B.

Although previous studies have shown methods in applied optics that could be used in E+F=G, these findings have proven to be cost-prohibitive and difficult to distribute world-wide. Given that A+B are less expensive and more readily-available globally, our findings will allow your readers to understand the factors involved in identifying the combination of A+B and develop more cost-effective and readily available procedures.

We confirm that this manuscript has not been previously published and is not currently being considered by another journal, and we have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Please address any correspondence regarding this submission to me at my.name@email.org.

On behalf of all authors, we thank you for your consideration of our manuscript.

Sincerely,