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gcb-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing the prose of a Global Change Biology (GCB) manuscript so it reads for a broad ecology / biogeochemistry / Earth-system audience within the journal's length and abstract limits. GCB rewards a clear mechanism, quantified results, and global-change significance. Guides style; it does not ghost-write the science.
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# Writing Style (gcb-writing-style)
A GCB paper must read for a **broad global-change audience** — ecologists, biogeochemists, and
Earth-system scientists who are not specialists in your system. Lead with the **mechanism** and the
**global-change significance**, quantify everything, and stay within the length and abstract limits.
Verify exact caps on the live guidelines page before submission.
## When to trigger
- Drafting the abstract, introduction, or discussion
- Cutting an over-length manuscript to the word ceiling
- Making system-specific work legible to a general GCB reader
- Final language polish before submission
