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Ten Simple Rules for writing algorithmic bioinformatics conference papers

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Author summary: Conferences are great venues for disseminating algorithmic bioinformatics results, but they unfortunately do not offer an opportunity to make major revisions in the way that journals do. As a result, it is not possible for authors to fix mistakes that might be easily correctable but nevertheless can cause the paper to be rejected. As a reviewer, I wish that I had the opportunity to tell the authors, “Hey, you forgot to do this really important thing, without which it is hard to accept the paper, but if you could go back and fix it, you might have a great paper for the conference.” This lack of a back and forth can be especially problematic for first-time submitters or those from outside the field, e.g., biologists. In this article, I outline Ten Simple Rules to follow when writing an algorithmic bioinformatics conference paper to avoid having it rejected.

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  • Paul Medvedev, 2020. "Ten Simple Rules for writing algorithmic bioinformatics conference papers," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(4), pages 1-5, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pcbi00:1007742
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007742
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    1. Brett Mensh & Konrad Kording, 2017. "Ten simple rules for structuring papers," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(9), pages 1-9, September.
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