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NOW EVERYONE CAN PUBLISH! Yes, you heard me right! But with the right skill set and mindset... Publication is perhaps one of the most important outputs in any research. Yet, students and early career researchers may feel doomed and sick to their stomachs whenever writing is involved. The manuscript drafts submitted to supervisors can be disheartening too, with red marks flowing along the edges of sentences like blood from a fresh cut. To add more salt to the wound, the writing will be 'judged' by expert panels and reviewers! Lo and behold, the critics will bring authors down to the abyss of disappointment... It is no surprise that writing a scientific article can be such a daunting task. Scary, frightening, overwhelming – all in one. While most books and guides detail the nitty-gritty of the technicalities of scientific publications, there are perhaps none that focus on HOW WRITING CAN BE ASSISTED BY ACADEMIC SUPERVISORS. This book outlines the roles between students and supervisors, setting a practical and methodological path to effective writing and publishing. Strategies to write primary research manuscripts and review papers are also dissected and laid on the table to further provide help for new authors. Writers should also be aware of the landmines in scientific writing: plagiarism, fabrication and predatory publishing practices; these are mapped thoroughly in this book with hints on how to avoid them. Lastly, being a scientific article writer is a marathon, not a sprint. This book provides useful tips and sites to let off some steam, and to keep your head high during the turbulence of the publication roller-coaster ride! My advice: READ IT. USE IT. PRACTICE IT. After many years, you will barely notice that you have become a full-fledged scientist with a stellar publication record! https://sites.google.com/view/saw101book