Cover letter is an important part for a new submission.
Today a new submssion has a very good cover letter. It briefly introduced the main contents of the paper, and declared that there was no interest conflict and unethical issues related to the research and report, and all authors of this paper agreed the submission.
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Author name, January 23rd, 2013
Dear Editors,
We are submitting the manuscript entitled “Decline of traditional landscape in the southwestern Alps: the fate of enclosed pasture patches in the land mosaic shift” for publication in the ‘Journal of Mountain Science’ journal. The manuscript deals with ecological, social and cultural aspects of an endangered cultural landscape of the Alps. A multi-disciplinary and multi-scale approach is adopted to assess landscape changes and suggest their sustainable management. The manuscript has interdisciplinary appeal because a landscape multi-scale approach is used and a forest ecological process is analyzed integrating several disciplines and tools: remote sensing and GIS, landscape and forest ecology. We hope that manuscript is in the correct form and state that:
- This manuscript presents an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Data and their interpretations are represented truthfully in the paper. The paper contains sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. The paper does not include fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements. - The manuscript includes original work that is not being considered for publication elsewhere. - All previously published work cited in the manuscript has been fully acknowledged. - The paper has been read and approved by all authors - We have no financial or other substantive conflict of interest to disclose - Any hazards associated with the conduct of the research are identified within the manuscript. If this work involves human or animal participants, a statement regarding compliance of relevant laws and institutional committees is included in the manuscript.