We should get rid of cover letters for manuscript submissions. They are unnecessary. Worse, they reward smooth talkers and over-sellers, and the letterhead increases institution favoritism, all of which can bias which papers get sent out to review.
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@FlyBehaviour Agreed!!! And such a pain to do. I can't really think of anything (justified) that's in a cover letter that isn't in the abstract ...