1 Fifteen Steps to Developing an Effective Outline

2 Foreword Preparing an outline is the most important step in the process of producing a manuscript for publication in a journal. Whatever you decide to do, you should follow at least these steps before beginning to write your manuscript. Remember, at this stage, you are only constructing an outline. You are not writing; you just need to put down some notes to guide your thinking.

3 Fifteen Steps to Developing an Effective Outline Step 0 ： ‧ 0-1. Data evaluation with advisor-1 ‧ 0-2. Data evaluation with advisor-2 ‧ 0-3. Data evaluation with advisor-3 Step 1 ： Develop a central message of the manuscript Step 2 ： Define the materials and methods Step 3 ： Summarize the question(s) and problem(s)

4 Fifteen Steps to Developing an Effective Outline Step 4 ： Define the principal findings and results Step 5 ： Describe the conclusions and implications Step 6 ： Organize and group related ideas together

5 Fifteen Steps to Developing an Effective Outline Step 7 ： Identify the references that pertain to each key point Step 8 ： Develop the introduction Step 9 ： Finish text

6 Fifteen Steps to Developing an Effective Outline Step 10 ： Finish reference and abstract Step 11 ： ‧ Advisor review-1 ‧ Advisor review-2 ‧ Advisor review-3 Step 12 ： English editing

7 Fifteen Steps to Developing an Effective Outline Step 13 ： Submit Step 14 ： ‧ Revision and answer-1 ‧ Revision and answer-2 ‧ Revision and answer-3 Step 15 ： Accept