Write and Submit a Research Paper to an Academic Journal in 6 Months

Procrastination due to perfectionism or feeling overwhelmed by the scope of the paper.

Strictly enforce the 25-minute Pomodoro rule. Give yourself permission to write a 'terrible first draft'—you can edit bad words, but you can't edit a blank page.

Supervisor takes too long to review the outline or final draft, delaying the 2-3 month timeline.

Email your supervisor now to book their review time in advance. E.g., 'I will send you the outline on [Date], could you review it by [Date]?'

Reference formatting takes days of manual work and delays submission.

Use a reference manager like Zotero or Mendeley from day one to automate your bibliography and in-text citations.