[4] The document includes a succinct set of practical guidelines explaining how to write complete, concise and clear manuscripts.
[5] It is supplemented with a list for further reading as well as several short appendices (Abstracts; Ambiguity; Cohesion; Ethics; Plurals; Simplicity; Spelling; Text-tables) that present selected issues in greater detail or provide more examples.
Ethical issues are also taken into account, e.g. authorship criteria, plagiarism, redundant publications, and other types of scientific misconduct.
The 2013 edition of the publication ethics checklist[6] was presented at the 3rd World Conference on Research Integrity in Montreal in May 2013.
[1] Non-commercial printing of the document is allowed, so it can be used as a handout, e.g. for courses in scientific writing and publication ethics.