1) Include your name, address, email address and phone number at the top of your letter. Editors often require this information because they will need to verify your identity.
2) If you are responding to an article or letter, write the name of the article in the first sentence of the body of your letter.
3) Be concise and focused. Write your letter in pithy, clever statements.
4) Limit your writing to two or three paragraphs. Try sticking to the following format:
i) In your first paragraph, introduce your problem and sum up your objection.
ii) In the second paragraph, include a few sentences to support your view.
iii) End with a great summary and a clever, punchy line.
5) Proofread your letter. Editors will ignore letters that contain bad grammar and poorly written rants.
1) Include your name, address, email address and phone number at the top of your letter. Editors often require this information because they will need to verify your identity.
2) If you are responding to an article or letter, write the name of the article in the first sentence of the body of your letter.
3) Be concise and focused. Write your letter in pithy, clever statements.
4) Limit your writing to two or three paragraphs. Try sticking to the following format:
i) In your first paragraph, introduce your problem and sum up your objection.
ii) In the second paragraph, include a few sentences to support your view.
iii) End with a great summary and a clever, punchy line.
5) Proofread your letter. Editors will ignore letters that contain bad grammar and poorly written rants.
Many journals contain “Letters”, and “Responses” sections. Letter to the editor is generally a short form of communication. The most frequent reason for writing a letter to the editor is to comment on a published article. These interpretations should be objective, and constructive comments, and the authors of this article are invited to respond to these letters (author’s response to the letter). The research reports, case reports, etc. can also be presented as a letter.
Read the following article - "How to write an editorial letter?" - It's good to understand the basics of writing.
The letter must be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, or to the Editorial Board or Committee.
It has to be short, preferably half or one page, didactic, grammatically correct, clear and not overdone, dialectically correct with the appropriate use of arguments, thesis and antithesis regarding the main idea. Constructively ponder or criticize the content of any publication that appeared in the Journal where you are sending the letter.
You can take a reference, the one of the publication that you precisely quote in your letter. Occasionally some references (few, no more than five, preferably one to three) relevant to the arguments for or against the content of the publication in question.