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5 Cover Letter Samples for Your Scientific Manuscript

The scientific journal where you will send your manuscript for publication will most likely ask you to send a cover letter along with your paper. Even though this letter probably wont be the deciding factor to whether your article should be published or not, it might be a key element to decide whether it should be reviewed altogether. I compiled here a few examples of cover letters you can use as templates to prepare your own letter. If you have doubts or need help with your letter, do not hesitate to contact me! You can also share some of your own tips in the comments below.

1) Dear editorial board of European Journal of Cardiology, Please find enclosed the manuscript: The angiotensin-converting enzyme is not a risk factor for myocardial infarction in French individuals, by Sarah Hamilton, et al., to be submitted as a Short Communication to the European Journal of Neurology for consideration of publication. All co-authors have seen and agree with the contents of the manuscript and there is no financial interest to report. We certify that the submission is original work and is not under review at any other publication. In this manuscript, we report the results of the first study on the genetic and functional roles of the ACE on the risk of suffering a myocardial infarction in the French population. Indeed, we genotyped the rs4341 polymorphism in 531 IS cases and 549 healthy controls, and then performed functional studies by measuring serum ACE protein level and activity in healthy controls, stroke patients at baseline and stroke patients 24h after stroke symptoms onset. The results from our study did not reveal any association of the ACE variant with myocardial infarction, although it affected ACE protein level, and ischemic stroke patients showed lower ACE level than controls in the acute phase but not in the chronic phase. We believe that our findings could be of interest to the readers of European Journal of Cardiology because they bring new and strong evidence that the ACE gene and protein are not a risk factor for myocardial infarction. We hope that the editorial board will agree on the interest of this study. Sincerely yours, Sarah Hamilton on behalf of the authors. Corresponding author: Sarah Hamilton at Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Marie Curie Research Institute, 75000, Paris, France, shamilton@mariecurie.fr, phone number: +33582246789, fax number: +33582246789. 2) Dear Dr Broderick, Please find enclosed the manuscript: Association between Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ESR1) genetic variants and risk of Stroke, by Sarah Hamilton, Isaac Subat, Marta Larue, Marc Capro and Julien Sipot to be submitted as an new article to Clinical Chemistry. In this manuscript, we report the results of a nested case-control study in a French population on the risk of suffering an ischemic stroke associated with genetic variants in the gene coding for the protein Estrogen Receptor Alpha. We believe that our findings could be of interest to the readers of Clinical Chemistry because they replicate partially the results observed by Rexrode et al. in a white American population and published in Clinical Chemistry in October 2007. Indeed, we demonstrate an association of the rs1271673 SNP T variant and a very common haplotype encompassing the rs1271673 variant with an increased risk of ischemic stroke. We hope that the editorial board and the reviewers will agree on the interest of this study. Sincerely yours, Sarah Hamilton.

3) Paris, September 9th 2009 Dear editorial board of Neurobiology of Aging, Please find enclosed the manuscript: ACE variants and risk of Alzheimers Disease, by Sarah Hamilton et al., to be submitted as an Original Research Article to Neurobiology of Aging. All co-authors have seen and agree with the contents of the manuscript and there is no financial interest to report. We certify that the submission is not under review at any other publication. In this manuscript, we report the results of a genetic and functional study in a white population of sporadic Alzheimers Disease patients on the risk of suffering cognitive impairments. We believe that our findings could be of interest to the readers of Neurobiology of Aging, because they could have a great impact on the diagnostic, prognostic and treatment of patients with Alzheimers Disease. Indeed, the ApoE gene is the only well recognized risk factor for Alzheimers Disease at the moment (Goder et al. 1998), and we report here evidence that the ACE gene could also be involved in this disease. Moreover, we show that the variant studied modulates ACE levels and increase the predictive value of the ApoE gene. This study could thus have a great pharmacogenetic interest and bring new and important light in the field of Alzheimers Disease management and we hope that the editorial board and the reviewers will agree on the interest of this study. Sincerely yours, Sarah Hamilton and Lucas Delphino on behalf of the authors. Corresponding author: Lucas Delphino at Alzheimers Disease Laboratory, Marie Curie Research Institute, 75000, Paris, France, shamilton@mariecurie.fr, phone number: +33582246789, fax number: +33582246789. 4) Paris, April 16th 2009 Dear Dr Enzo Montanero, Thank you for considering the revised version of our manuscript ACE variants and risk of Cardiovascular Disease, by Sarah Hamilton et al. for publication in Atherosclerosis. We are thankful to the referees and the Editor for pointing out some important modifications needed in the report. We have thoughtfully taken into account these comments. The explanation of what we have changed in response to the reviewers concerns is given point by point in the following pages. We believe that the comments have been highly constructive and very useful to restructure the manuscript. We also believe that the new data included in the article really improved the quality of both our genetic and functional analysis. Indeed, we now show that the A allele of the rs10947 SNP of the ACE gene is a risk factor for all etiologies of cardiovascular disease (the association in the overall population resisted correction for multiple testing by Bonferroni). Moreover, we now show that mRNA levels of the ACE gene are higher in MI cases during the acute phase than in healthy controls or MI cases 3 months after the event. and IS cases in the stable condition.

We hope that all these changes fulfil the requirements to make the manuscript acceptable for publication in Atherosclerosis. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely yours, Sarah Hamilton and Lucas Delphino on behalf of the authors. Corresponding author: Lucas Delphino at Alzheimers Disease Laboratory, Marie Curie Research Institute, 75000, Paris, France, shamilton@mariecurie.fr, phone number: +33582246789, fax number: +33582246789. 5) Paris, July 29th 2009 Dear editorial board of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Please find enclosed the manuscript: Association of a SNP in the ALOX5AP gene with risk of Ischemic Stroke, by Sarah Hamilton, et al., to be submitted as a Original Research Article to Cerebrovascular Diseases for consideration of publication. All co-authors have seen and agree with the contents of the manuscript and there is no financial interest to report. We certify that the submission is original work and is not under review at any other publication. In this manuscript, we report the results of the first study on the genetic and functional roles of the ALOX5AP and PDE4D genes on the risk of suffering an ischemic stroke in the French population. We believe that our findings could be of interest to the readers of Cerebrovascular Diseases because they bring new light on the controversial role of the ALOX5AP and PDE4D genes in stroke and replicate some of the results observed by Helgadottir et al. in an Icelandic population and published in Nature Genetics in 2004. Indeed, we demonstrate an association resistant to Bonferroni of the SG13S114 (rs10507391) T allele of the ALOX5AP gene with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in white populations through an actualized meta-analysis, and in the never tested before Iberian population through case-control study. Moreover, we investigated and showed for the first time that ALOX5AP mRNA levels depended on the SG13S114 genotypes and stroke patients had higher ALOX5AP mRNA levels than healthy controls. These results thus support a role for the ALOX5AP gene in stroke and uncover diagnostic and therapeutic expectations. We hope that the editorial board will agree on the interest of this study. Sincerely yours, Sarah Hamilton and Lucas Delphino on behalf of the authors. Corresponding author: Lucas Delphino at Stroke Laboratory, Marie Curie Research Institute, 75000, Paris, France, shamilton@mariecurie.fr, phone number: +33582246789, fax number: +33582246789. Related posts: Scientific Manuscript Cover Letter: What is It and How to Prepare It? How to Write the Cover Letter to Send with Your Manuscript?

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{ 38 comments read them below or add one } Mehdi Hussain February 11, 2011 at 5:59 am Dear, Thank you very much, i was strut, how to write a cover letter for my research paper, But after reading some simple and valuable samples, it clear my vision to write my cover letter for a research paper. Thanks you very much. quest March 14, 2011 at 3:24 pm Sophie, you have done a great help for many people. Very very informative and helpful. Looking forward to more helping hand from you. Thanks Sophie March 14, 2011 at 3:26 pm Thank you :-) zahra March 19, 2011 at 7:09 am it is very helpful I hope all of your manuscript will be accepted because you really help other Sophie March 20, 2011 at 3:56 pm Thank you Zahra! I hope your papers will get accepted too!! Amanda March 23, 2011 at 3:31 am Thank you so much for this! It was very helpful, especially as I am working on my first submission! Wish me luck! Sophie March 23, 2011 at 10:14 am Thank you Amanda and GOOD LUCK!! If I can help you with anything else, do not hesitate to contact me. Jensen March 23, 2011 at 3:53 pm Hi Sophie, Im so lucky to find this article because who try to write a cover letter for submission a science paper.

This is very useful and so amazing :) Many thanks Have a good day ~ pallavi April 12, 2011 at 12:00 pm Thanks alot. This is my first time to write cover letter for submission of manuscript. Because of this sample i m getting idea about how to write covering letter, so thank you very much! Mohi April 21, 2011 at 10:09 am Thanks a lot! It gave me lots of good ideas about how to write a cover letter :) Raqib April 23, 2011 at 2:51 am Great job. Its really helpful. I am submitting a social science research article. However helps a lot. Thank you. Ali April 23, 2011 at 8:11 pm Thanks! you have helped tons of students starting their PhD! Syahrir April 26, 2011 at 5:22 am Hi there, Many thanks for this work. It is very helpful. Wish you luck. Yan May 9, 2011 at 2:15 am Hi! This is exactly what I was looking for!!! I am submitting my first work and I was totally lost!! Thank you for the samples. Dr. Lia May Tapangco May 10, 2011 at 8:55 am Thanks! Gave me an idea of what a cover letter for research looks like. God bless! Judy May 17, 2011 at 12:13 pm Thanks a million. Very, very helpful. I will also submit a manuscript for the first time and was at a lost about how to write the covering letter!. Imran May 19, 2011 at 11:57 am i was much confused about what to include in cover letter but your work made it really easy. thank you very muchgod bless you.:-)

Florad May 23, 2011 at 4:01 pm Thank you a lot! I am writing my first cover letter, and I had no clue how to start. A lot is at stake and i didnt want to mess things up by writing a crappy cover letter. Nanita May 30, 2011 at 5:29 pm Thank you so much and looking forward for more tips. purusothaman June 4, 2011 at 5:02 am Thank you and this is my first time experience write the cover letter so very useful to me. Claudia June 6, 2011 at 11:44 pm Sophie, it was a great help. Thank you! best wishes, claudia roohollah June 9, 2011 at 12:13 pm It was very helpful, thank U very much. Abbas Shahrabadi June 13, 2011 at 6:52 am Sophie thank you very much. That was very useful. Soha June 13, 2011 at 10:15 pm Hi Sophie, It was great your help. I wrote today my first cover letter . you have helped graduate students! great job :) wish you all the best :) Sophie June 14, 2011 at 8:44 am Thank you everyone, Im glad it helps!! Manos June 14, 2011 at 12:59 pm thx a lot Sophie. Ana June 15, 2011 at 1:06 am Thank you Sophie, I had to write my first cover letter and I was desperate, you save me all the best tushar parekh June 18, 2011 at 10:48 am hi..my self tushar parekh from india. i have recently completed my masters in biotechnology and i want to

apply for phd in dresden university-germany. In their online application form they give large space for to write a short summary of the scientific area that you find most interesting, and why. My interested area are genetics, cell biology and stem cell reseach but i applied for the first time so i dont know how to write this king of letter.. So please try to help me.. regards tushar mahmoud June 20, 2011 at 7:06 am Thanks you sophie. That was a great help for me to submit my first paper. Giordano Savelli June 25, 2011 at 6:17 am Brava! Lorraine June 26, 2011 at 4:28 pm Hi Sophie, You have helped yet another first timer! I notice there are lines such as All co-authors have seen and . and We certify that this publication is not being . seem almost like disclaimers Is this more or less a standard preamble? Dinesh June 28, 2011 at 4:24 am Hi Sophie, Thank you very much for your great help to the first timers like me. You are an Angel. Others might have charged a lot for less informative letters. Great job Patrick July 6, 2011 at 5:17 pm Many Thanks! Chenna Krishna July 8, 2011 at 9:40 am Thanks alot sophie for helping to write my first cover letter nurul July 14, 2011 at 10:29 am Dear Sophie, Thank you so much for these templates. Ive been working on my 1st article submission and really hope for it to be accepted. Shiva August 2, 2011 at 9:05 am Thank you Dear, That was very very helpful and hope will work!

young August 2, 2011 at 6:55 pm Dear Sophie: All the sample letters are great templates for many occasions. Thank you. Robert August 9, 2011 at 5:48 am Thanks a bunch. This realy helped me. Leave a Comment Name * E-mail * Website

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