Anna Clemens, PhD
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November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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TL;DR: 3 steps to make the co-writing process go smoothly
1: Set the premises of your collaboration
- responsibilities, timeline and communication
2: Plan your paper writing (process)
- story, target journal, authorship
3: Revising the draft together
- seeking feedback
1: Set the premises of your collaboration
- responsibilities, timeline and communication
2: Plan your paper writing (process)
- story, target journal, authorship
3: Revising the draft together
- seeking feedback
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
TL;DR: 3 steps to make the co-writing process go smoothly
1: Set the premises of your collaboration
- responsibilities, timeline and communication
2: Plan your paper writing (process)
- story, target journal, authorship
3: Revising the draft together
- seeking feedback
1: Set the premises of your collaboration
- responsibilities, timeline and communication
2: Plan your paper writing (process)
- story, target journal, authorship
3: Revising the draft together
- seeking feedback
• Send the completed draft to your co-authors for a final read before submitting it.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• Send the completed draft to your co-authors for a final read before submitting it.
• If you don't agree with suggestions from your co-authors, seek the discussion. If no agreement can be reached, open the topic up to the whole group keeping in mind who everyone agreed will have the final word.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• If you don't agree with suggestions from your co-authors, seek the discussion. If no agreement can be reached, open the topic up to the whole group keeping in mind who everyone agreed will have the final word.
• Give clear instructions about the type of feedback you want from your co-authors on the draft (e.g. sentence structure, section structure, typos...)
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• Give clear instructions about the type of feedback you want from your co-authors on the draft (e.g. sentence structure, section structure, typos...)
• Edit the whole draft so that is concise and coherent.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• Edit the whole draft so that is concise and coherent.
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
Tips for the author in charge of the writing process:
Tips for the author in charge of the writing process:
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟯: 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿
Tips for the author in charge of the writing process:
Tips for the author in charge of the writing process:
• Which program will you use to write the paper? 🖥️
Try to avoid having every co-author writing their part of the manuscript in a different program. Consider a collaborative writing tool such as Authorea, Overleaf, Google Docs or Word Online.
Try to avoid having every co-author writing their part of the manuscript in a different program. Consider a collaborative writing tool such as Authorea, Overleaf, Google Docs or Word Online.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• Which program will you use to write the paper? 🖥️
Try to avoid having every co-author writing their part of the manuscript in a different program. Consider a collaborative writing tool such as Authorea, Overleaf, Google Docs or Word Online.
Try to avoid having every co-author writing their part of the manuscript in a different program. Consider a collaborative writing tool such as Authorea, Overleaf, Google Docs or Word Online.
• What is your timeline for the paper? 📅
You probably need to revise your initial plans. Define when you expect co-authors to deliver their part of writing and when you expect to have a first draft.
You probably need to revise your initial plans. Define when you expect co-authors to deliver their part of writing and when you expect to have a first draft.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• What is your timeline for the paper? 📅
You probably need to revise your initial plans. Define when you expect co-authors to deliver their part of writing and when you expect to have a first draft.
You probably need to revise your initial plans. Define when you expect co-authors to deliver their part of writing and when you expect to have a first draft.
• Who is going to have the final word? 🗑️
To prevent disputes later on, decide who of you will have the power to decide e.g. how title, abstract and conclusions are going to be written.
To prevent disputes later on, decide who of you will have the power to decide e.g. how title, abstract and conclusions are going to be written.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• Who is going to have the final word? 🗑️
To prevent disputes later on, decide who of you will have the power to decide e.g. how title, abstract and conclusions are going to be written.
To prevent disputes later on, decide who of you will have the power to decide e.g. how title, abstract and conclusions are going to be written.
• Who is going to write which part of the paper? 📄
Don't forget to discuss who is going to write/co-write the Introduction and Discussion.
Don't forget to discuss who is going to write/co-write the Introduction and Discussion.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• Who is going to write which part of the paper? 📄
Don't forget to discuss who is going to write/co-write the Introduction and Discussion.
Don't forget to discuss who is going to write/co-write the Introduction and Discussion.
• What is your target journal going to be? 📓
You'll save yourselves a lot of work if you decide beforehand which journal you're going to submit your work to at the very beginning of the writing process.
You'll save yourselves a lot of work if you decide beforehand which journal you're going to submit your work to at the very beginning of the writing process.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• What is your target journal going to be? 📓
You'll save yourselves a lot of work if you decide beforehand which journal you're going to submit your work to at the very beginning of the writing process.
You'll save yourselves a lot of work if you decide beforehand which journal you're going to submit your work to at the very beginning of the writing process.
• What is the story of your paper going to be? 🎯
All co-authors should agree on the central message of your paper, the key findings you are presenting, the storyboard and what problem your paper is solving.
All co-authors should agree on the central message of your paper, the key findings you are presenting, the storyboard and what problem your paper is solving.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• What is the story of your paper going to be? 🎯
All co-authors should agree on the central message of your paper, the key findings you are presenting, the storyboard and what problem your paper is solving.
All co-authors should agree on the central message of your paper, the key findings you are presenting, the storyboard and what problem your paper is solving.
• Who is going to be first and last author and what is the order of authorship for the other authors going to be? ✍️
The first or last author should be in charge of the writing process.
The first or last author should be in charge of the writing process.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• Who is going to be first and last author and what is the order of authorship for the other authors going to be? ✍️
The first or last author should be in charge of the writing process.
The first or last author should be in charge of the writing process.
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
Once you have data and think you have a story, don't start writing immediately but discuss the writing process first.
❓ Agree on the following questions.
Once you have data and think you have a story, don't start writing immediately but discuss the writing process first.
❓ Agree on the following questions.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟮: 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
Once you have data and think you have a story, don't start writing immediately but discuss the writing process first.
❓ Agree on the following questions.
Once you have data and think you have a story, don't start writing immediately but discuss the writing process first.
❓ Agree on the following questions.
• How will you communicate and what are acceptable response times? 📧
Email is often the default but also consider platforms such as Slack or the comment function on Trello boards. Define expectations on how quickly you expect each other to hear back.
Email is often the default but also consider platforms such as Slack or the comment function on Trello boards. Define expectations on how quickly you expect each other to hear back.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• How will you communicate and what are acceptable response times? 📧
Email is often the default but also consider platforms such as Slack or the comment function on Trello boards. Define expectations on how quickly you expect each other to hear back.
Email is often the default but also consider platforms such as Slack or the comment function on Trello boards. Define expectations on how quickly you expect each other to hear back.
• What is the (anticipated) timeline of the project? 📆
Make sure every collaborator has enough time available to complete the tasks they signed up for. Even though it's often hard, I recommend agreeing on a date you want your manuscript submitted.
Make sure every collaborator has enough time available to complete the tasks they signed up for. Even though it's often hard, I recommend agreeing on a date you want your manuscript submitted.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• What is the (anticipated) timeline of the project? 📆
Make sure every collaborator has enough time available to complete the tasks they signed up for. Even though it's often hard, I recommend agreeing on a date you want your manuscript submitted.
Make sure every collaborator has enough time available to complete the tasks they signed up for. Even though it's often hard, I recommend agreeing on a date you want your manuscript submitted.
• What is everyone's responsibility? 🔬
Every member of the collaboration should have a specific task they can be held accountable for.
Every member of the collaboration should have a specific task they can be held accountable for.
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• What is everyone's responsibility? 🔬
Every member of the collaboration should have a specific task they can be held accountable for.
Every member of the collaboration should have a specific task they can be held accountable for.
• Who owns the project? 👩🔬
That person is responsible for keeping the project on track, arrange meeting and likely be the first/last author of the resulting paper
That person is responsible for keeping the project on track, arrange meeting and likely be the first/last author of the resulting paper
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
• Who owns the project? 👩🔬
That person is responsible for keeping the project on track, arrange meeting and likely be the first/last author of the resulting paper
That person is responsible for keeping the project on track, arrange meeting and likely be the first/last author of the resulting paper
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
❓Have a meeting with your collaborators and agree on the following questions:
❓Have a meeting with your collaborators and agree on the following questions:
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟭: 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
❓Have a meeting with your collaborators and agree on the following questions:
❓Have a meeting with your collaborators and agree on the following questions:
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November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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It certainly can!!
November 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It certainly can!!