Preparing manuscripts for publication in a scientific journal

Nowadays scientific publishing in peer reviewed international accepted jour nals is not easy. Rejection rates up to 75% occur. The dim of this paper is to provide guidance in the preparation of journal papers for the unexperie nced scientific writer. The traditional paragraphs Abstract, Introduction, Material and Methods, Results, and Discussion are described with respect to its contents and basic message and how these sections are designed to buil d a logical flow. Approved suggestions for the structural outline of each p aragraph are made. The significance of reference list, figures, and tables is also explained. The review of a manuscript is discussed and the criteria s for acceptance of a journal paper are indicated.