10 steps to successful scripts

Draft: double space for easy editing. Font: Times

Text: Spell check / Grammar check.

 Do not use pronouns: we, our, they, theirs, it, its.

Introduction: 1 reference / phrase. | Conclusion: 1 phrase / conclusion.

Experimental setup: 1 description paragraph / figure , explain every device

Results/analysis: 1 description paragraph / figure + 1 analysis paragraph / figure.

Equation: Define parameters before you use them in equation.

 Figure: gridlines on 4 sides, decimal point not commas, (a)(b) V (upper curve)(lower curve).

Reference format: A. Lastname and B. Lastname, Title, Journal Short, Volume, Page (YEAR).

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