Lower case letters should be used to indicate table footnotes. The table caption should allow the table to be stand by itself without additional explanation. DO NOT include figures, graphs, images, or any embedded files or macros. Learning to write effectively can only be learned by writing. For this reason, most papers submitted by new scientists receive many comments and usually require rewriting.
Papers submitted by senior scientists usually require few corrections.
Scientific research is a group activity. Individual scientists perform experiments to test hypotheses about biological phenomena. After their experiments are completed and duplicated, these researchers attempt to persuade others to accept or reject their hypotheses. The scientific paper is the vehicle of persuasion and an archival record for future generations. When it is published, it is available to other scientists for review.