writing article for reputable journal

Farag Malhat, PhD

Pesticide Residues & Environmental Pollution Dept., Central Agricultural Pesticide
Laboratory, ARC
The writing process
 The Two Modes of Writing
Writing as a Writing as a tool
tool for for communicating
thinking
 Developing a ‘Writing Habit’
• Free, generative writing:

• 5 minutes: Set goals. What do you intend to write in this session?

• 8 minutes: Write FREELY, without stopping, rereading or editing.
• 2 minutes: Review what you’ve just written.
• 30 minutes: WRITE
• 5 minutes: review what you’ve written and set up points to edit or goals for next
session (notes to self)
 Developing a routine: make it SMART
• Set SMART goals:
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• Specific – exactly which section or point will you work on?
• Measurable – how many words will you write?
• Achievable – are you sure? How ‘finished’ does it need to be? – bullet points, rough
draft, polished version?
• Relevant – where does this section fit?
• Time-bound – how long will you write for?