Writing a paper for publication in a journal: Experiences from past WaterNet/Warfsa symposia

The WaterNet/Warfsa symposium has come of age. Over the last seven years it has developed from a merely scientific meeting to the main annual event on water resources research in the region. In step with the growth in size of the event, also the quality and number of papers has grown over the years. However, as editors we have noticed that not all authors are fully aware of the conventions in paper writing. This paper is meant to assist authors in scientific paper writing and to present some basic rules and conventions, which, if followed up, will certainly streamline and facilitate the review and editorial process.