Preface Who is this book for? This book is aimed at researchers in any discipline who wish to write a research paper in English.If your first language is not English,you should find this book particularly useful. I have never written a paper before.Will this book help me? This book is intended both for inexperienced and experienced authors.In the Contents page,a (#)indicates that inexperienced writers should pay particular attention to this subsection.You can refer to the other points when you write more papers in the future. The useful phrases in Chap.19 will help you to structure your paper and give you an indication of the typical coverage of each section. I have written many papers before.Will I still learn something from this book? If you have ever had a paper rejected due to poor English,poor structure or poor readability,then this book will certainly help you. What are the three most important things I will learn from this book? This book is based on three fundamental guidelines. I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THE REFEREE AND THE READER Your aim is to have your paper published.You will increase your chances of accep- tance of your manuscript if referees and journal editors (i)find your paper easy to read,(ii)understand what gap you filled and how your findings differ from thev Who is this book for? This book is aimed at researchers in any discipline who wish to write a research paper in English. If your first language is not English, you should find this book particularly useful. I have never written a paper before. Will this book help me? This book is intended both for inexperienced and experienced authors. In the Contents page, a (#) indicates that inexperienced writers should pay particular attention to this subsection. You can refer to the other points when you write more papers in the future. The useful phrases in Chap. 19 will help you to structure your paper and give you an indication of the typical coverage of each section. I have written many papers before. Will I still learn something from this book? If you have ever had a paper rejected due to poor English, poor structure or poor readability, then this book will certainly help you. What are the three most important things I will learn from this book? This book is based on three fundamental guidelines. 1 always think about the referee and the reader Your aim is to have your paper published. You will increase your chances of accep￾tance of your manuscript if referees and journal editors (i) find your paper easy to read, (ii) understand what gap you filled and how your findings differ from the Preface