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Manuscript

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

/ˈmænjuskrɪpt/nounCore term

In academic english & research, manuscript means: The text of an article or book that an author submits to a journal or publisher before it is accepted and published.

In Turkish: makale metni, gönderilen makale, çalışma

How it is used

The standard word in journal correspondence and submission systems: manuscript ID, manuscript number, the revised manuscript. Editors write that they have received, reviewed or accepted your manuscript.

Example sentences

  1. Please find attached the revised manuscript and our response to the reviewers.

  2. Your manuscript has been sent to two external reviewers.

Common collocations

  • submit a manuscript
  • revised manuscript
  • manuscript ID
  • accepted manuscript
  • prepare a manuscript
  • submitTo formally send a piece of work, such as an article, thesis, abstract or application, to the people who will judge it.
  • peer reviewThe process in which experts in the same field evaluate a manuscript or grant proposal before it is accepted, revised or rejected.
  • paperAn academic article, either published in a journal or presented at a conference; researchers use it as the everyday word for their written studies.
  • reviewerAn expert who reads a submitted manuscript or proposal and gives the editor an evaluation and a recommendation, such as accept, revise or reject.

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