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Submit

Meaning in academic english & research, with examples

/səbˈmɪt/verbCore term

In academic english & research, submit means: To formally send a piece of work, such as an article, thesis, abstract or application, to the people who will judge it.

In Turkish: göndermek, sunmak, teslim etmek

How it is used

Used for journals (submit to a journal), conferences (submit an abstract), universities (submit a thesis) and funders (submit a proposal). The noun is submission: 'Submissions close on 15 March.'

Example sentences

  1. We submitted the article to the journal in January and have not heard back yet.

  2. The thesis must be submitted to the graduate school at least one month before the defense.

Common collocations

  • submit a manuscript
  • submit to a journal
  • submit an abstract
  • submit a thesis
  • online submission
  • manuscriptThe text of an article or book that an author submits to a journal or publisher before it is accepted and published.
  • journalA regular publication containing research articles in a particular field, usually checked by peer review before publication.
  • peer reviewThe process in which experts in the same field evaluate a manuscript or grant proposal before it is accepted, revised or rejected.
  • call for papersAn announcement inviting researchers to submit abstracts or papers for a conference, a journal special issue or an edited book, usually with topics and a deadline.

This word in other fields

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