Journal Cover Letter

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• Starter files
• main.tex1.6 KB

  \documentclass[11pt,parskip=half,fromalign=left]{scrlttr2}
  
  \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
  \usepackage{microtype}
  
  % ---- Corresponding author ----
  \setkomavar{fromname}{Dr.\ Your Name}
  \setkomavar{fromaddress}{Department of Biology \\ Example University \\ 12 University Road, Cambridge}
  \setkomavar{fromemail}{you@example.edu}
  \setkomavar{signature}{Dr.\ Your Name \\ on behalf of all authors}
  
  \setkomavar{date}{\today}
  \setkomavar{subject}{Submission of manuscript: ``[Manuscript title]''}
  
  \begin{document}
  
  \begin{letter}{%
    Prof.\ [Editor name]\\
    Editor-in-Chief\\
    {[Journal name]}}
  
  \opening{Dear Prof.\ [Editor name],}
  
  Please consider our manuscript ``[Manuscript title]'' for publication in
  [Journal name] as a [article type, e.g.\ Research Article].
  
  In this work we [one sentence: what was done and what was found]. Our
  main contributions are:
  \begin{itemize}
    \item [Highlight 1: the key result, stated plainly.]
    \item [Highlight 2: why the approach or dataset is new.]
    \item [Highlight 3: why it matters to the journal's readers.]
  \end{itemize}
  
  We believe this study fits [Journal name] because [one sentence tying
  the work to the journal's scope]. The manuscript is original, is not
  under consideration elsewhere, and all authors have approved the
  submission. We declare no competing interests.
  
  [Optional: suggested reviewers, excluded reviewers, or a note on prior
  interactions with the journal.]
  
  Thank you for considering our work. We look forward to hearing from you.
  
  \closing{Sincerely,}
  
  \end{letter}
  
  % Ask the agent in the chat alongside this document to fill in the
  % bracketed placeholders from your abstract.
  
  \end{document}
  

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