International collaboration, co-operation and partnerships in science writing: Focus on Italy

In Italy, as for scientists around the globe, it is becoming increasingly more competitive to publish in high level international peer-reviewed journals. Italian scientists face serious language- and writing skill-based difficulties when writing scientific manuscripts for submission to English peer-reviewed journals. Thus, English and writing skills are, after the scientific base of an experiment, the most essential skills for success in science publishing. International writing collaboration can serve as an effective solution for Italian scientists that could result in scientific publishing success without ethical hurdles provided that strict rules and values are adhered to. Italian scientists, within a global setting of increased competitiveness and intra-EU competitiveness, can ensure their competitive advantage through international writing collaboration as a sub-set of research collaboration.