Bad writing is frequent in manuscripts submitted to marketing and consumer behavior journals. This poor writing leads to pain (irritation, anger) in the review process, likely lengthens the process, and results in some otherwise publishable manuscripts being rejected. This article presents a list of what not to do when writing a marketing manuscript.
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