What is the purpose of a cover letter in a paper submission?
Anonymous Unregistered Does anyone read that? Posted 1 year ago # Anonymous Unregistered First submission – not really. Revise and resubmit – absolutely. It’s your chance to explain point by point how you improved your paper thanks to the insightful and invaluable feedback from the referees. Posted 1 year ago # Anonymous Unregistered There is little point to the cover letter when submitting the article to a journal. The only person who reads it is the admin handling the submission for the editor. If, for some reason, you really don’t want a particular person refereeing your paper, then you can include that info in your letter and the admin will probably pass that info on to the editor. Note, however, that it’s a double-edged sword in that you should have a very good reason why you don’t want a particular referee. If you don’t have a good reason, the editor may choose exactly the person you don’t want. Posted 1 year ago # Anonymous Unregistered ^^^ For an R&R, the cover letter is a comp
