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est-cover-letter
Use when writing the cover letter and editor-facing metadata for an Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) submission. ES&T editors desk-screen heavily, so the cover letter must make the environmental significance and fit obvious, name the article type, and supply suggested reviewers. It drafts the letter and metadata; it does not contact editors.
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# Cover Letter & Editor Pitch (est-cover-letter)
A significant fraction of ES&T submissions are declined by an editor without external review. The
cover letter is your one shot to make the **environmental significance** and **fit** unmissable before
the manuscript is even opened. ES&T also asks authors to **suggest qualified, non-conflicted
reviewers**.
## When to trigger
- Writing the cover letter for a new submission
- Preparing suggested-reviewer and conflict-of-interest information
- Justifying the chosen article type (or why ES&T over ES&T Letters / a specialist journal)
- Re-pitching after a transfer or a desk decline elsewhere
