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 I wish/ should like to thank F ... for criticisms/ discussions/ comments/
objections
 I thank the following ... for their criticisms on various versions of this paper, FF.
 Numerous contributions of F to the preparation of this article ... are greatly
appreciated.
 I would especially like to thank F ... for her useful observations on P.
 I owe sincere thanks to F, ... whose help I deeply/ greatly/ sincerely appreciate.
 I am grateful/ indebted to F (to the editor of this journal/ to my colleagues) ... ...
for comments on an earlier version of this article/ for discussing the article with
me.
 Gratitude also goes to F... for pointing out/ discussing with me the data/ idea.
•  The author ...is indebted to F for various helpful comments.
... (gratefully) acknowledges the contribution of F to the revision of this paper.
... acknowledges his debt to F for proofreading the manuscript after (final) typing.
 The assistance/ support/ help/ contribution of F ... is gratefully acknowledged/
greatly appreciated.

•  Finally, I thank the anonymous reviewers ... for comments on the penultimate
draft of this paper.
 I want to acknowledge the contribution of an anonymous referee ... to the
revision of this article.
 Two anonymous reviewers raised many incisive objections, ... for which 1 am
grateful.
... to which I have done my best to respond.
 If I have failed to do so adequately, ... the responsibility is mine.
 If any imperfections remain, ... I am entirely to blame/ the fault is mine.

1.7.3. Printing and publication
•  This work/ study/ publication ... was supported by research grants from the
Institute P.
... was made possible by a grant from "P" Research Council.
... benefited from the following research grants: P.
 (Preliminary) Results of this investigation ...have been communicated to the
conference [NN].
 This paper/ book ... is a corrected/ expanded/ revised edition of [NN]/ was first
published in 1975.
 The revision of the paper was undertaken by F.
 NB. «A scientific paper is a written and published report describing original
research results. The well-written scientific paper should report its original data
in an organized fashion and in an appropriate language. A scientific paper is
primarily an exercise in organization; it should be highly stylized, with
distinctive and clearly evident component parts. Each scientific paper should
have, in proper order, its Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and
Discussion. An effective way to proceed in writing a scientific paper is to
answer these four questions, in order: 1) What was the problem? Your answer is
the Introduction. How did you study the problem? Your answer is the Materials
and Methods. What did you find? Your answer is the Results. What do these

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