Correct Usage of Quotation Marks in Academic Writing
The correct use of quotation marks can be confusing for authors, especially those whose primary language is not English (ESL authors). Quotation marks are used to show that the…
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Academic Authorship: How Many Authors Are Too Many?
Publishing in academic journals remains the principal way to communicate scientific findings to the public and research community. Authorship on a manuscript is representative of…
Scientific Papers: Is Readability Declining?
Are scientific papers getting more difficult to comprehend? According to a report in BioRxiv, the readability of scientific texts has been declining significantly. Science articles…
Choosing the Best Format to Present Your Data
There are many useful ways to present your research data to editors, referees, and readers. Tables and figures are particularly effective when large amounts of information have to…
How to Handle Author Names in APA Style
The APA Style uses a basic author-date citation style, where cited references are then listed in an APA Style Reference List, but what happens when the names get complicated?…
Writing a Good Research Title: Things to Avoid
When writing manuscripts, too many scholars neglect the research title. This phrase, along with the abstract, is what people will mostly see and read online. Title research of…
Mendeley Reference Manager: Citing in Style
There many tools to help researchers organize and conduct experiments. Many of these involve citing other’s research and their results. To help find research done by others, we…
Improving Biomedical Research Reporting With STROBE Statement
Biomedical research is often based on observational studies, so it is important that all observations are carried out carefully and reported in an appropriate way to ensure that…
Manuscript Status: Things You Need to Know After Submission
Your manuscript has been accepted, so what happens next? Generally, this is a three-step process: manuscript submission, peer review, and post-acceptance preparation. After a…
8 Easy Steps to Build Your Vocabulary
Academic writers are expected (maybe, unfairly) to have a larger vocabulary than those outside their field of expertise. Publishers often have restrictions on the number of pages…
Understanding The Difference Between Number and Amount
The words “number” and “amount” are used to describe how many or how much of something is present. A research report might include information on the number of participants in the…
Best Practices for Using Headline Case
When people read in a hurry (especially when reading online material), they mostly skim through the details and pay attention only to the headlines. Headlines are the signposts…