The document provides essential tips for writing a medical manuscript, emphasizing the importance of precision, formality, and objectivity in academic writing. Key recommendations include avoiding contractions, clichés, and slang, using passive voice for clarity, and seeking proofreading assistance from a professional. The overall goal is to ensure the manuscript is clear, formal, and free from informal language to effectively communicate with the audience.

1. Medical
Manuscript
Formatting Tips

2. Medical Manuscript Writing
Writing a medical manuscript is a form of academic writing which is ca
rried out with a sole objective to inform the audience rather than entert
ain. Consequently, manuscript writing must be precise, formal, imperson
al, and objective. The language and the words used must be precise and
accurate.
There is no space for informal language, inaccurate words or colloquial
isms in writing your manuscript. Though it must engage the readers, it
must follow the strict principles of academic writing.
When you sit down to write your manuscript, you remain conscious ab
out the words you use. Every word you use is formal and in accordance
with the strict guidelines of academic writing.

3. Here we list five effective tips to stay
focused and maintain a consistent
level of formality in writing your
manuscript.

4. 1.Avoid Contractions
When two words are squeezed together with an apost
rophe replacing the missing letters, it is known as a
contraction. E.g. we’re, haven’t, didn’t, it’s etc.
They are frequently used in informal writing, but it is b
est to avoid them in writing your manuscript.

5. 2.Don’t use Clichés
A cliche is a sentence or a phrase that expresses a
common thought but has lost its originality and impact
due to long overuse.
It doesn’t suit an academic writing and may change
the meaning of your information.
So, don’t ruin your hard work by using cliches in your
medical manuscript writing.

6. 3.Beware of Slang
Slang or informal language is common in speech but
not in academic writing.
It may seem that using slang makes your writing more
easy and understandable, but it reduces the clarity of
the information conveyed.
So, stick to writing short and clear sentences in your
manuscript.

7. 4.Write in Passive Voice
Active voice places the subject in the center stage
while passive voice lays focus on the object.
Since clarity is the key focus in writing your manuscript,
use passive voice.
By doing so you make your writing less active and place
an object in the center stage, but your writing will be
more formal and acceptable to the readers.

8. 5.Ask Someone to Proofread
Though you may write well, having a second, fresh pair
of eyes on your work will improve it.
Ask a colleague or a friend to proofread the final draft of
your manuscript and evaluate if your writing style is clear,
formal, and consistent.
You can also hire a professional medical editing services.
If you slip into colloquialisms, contractions and active
sentences, they can help formalize your writing and
improve the reader’s experience.

9. In fact, it’s better to hire a professional medical
editor to polish your manuscript and make it free
from all clichés, contractions, and colloquialisms
A colleague might not be an expert in formal
English language, which is not the case with a
medical editor.
So, don’t just write a manuscript. Write it
precisely, formally, and accurately.

10. Know more
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