I used to do something similar. But instead of cards I’d just write blocks of notes in an exercise book and the cross out the blocks as I wrote out my text. I’m too disorganised to be able to cope with loose cards.
It might be useful for new researchers to know how a journal editor screens submissions (obviously this is my approach and so it might differ for others).
I tend to start with a cold read of the abstract. By this I mean I try to do little more than glance at the title, as titles sometimes oversell or, at least, don't help my understanding of what the paper is about.
This is also why I read the cover letter second, so I have an outline of the paper before I'm subjected to the "pitch".
I was familiar with the cover letter pitch but good to know the importance of further background and what to do with the results. Thank you for sharing.
@valdan@onisillos ah good point - should share out even wider - not sure if the #academicchatter group has greater reach than the hashtag, but here goes... @academicchatter
(FYI - the group has 3447 followers, so not bad!)