How Coherence in Writing Facilitates Manuscript Acceptance
Coherence is an essential quality for good academic writing. In academic writing, the flow of ideas from one sentence to the next should be smooth and logical. Without cohesion,…
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Scientific Fraud: How Journals Detect Image Manipulation (Part 2)
In the first part of this series, we highlighted the challenges and takes from authors and journals on image manipulation.
So who’s really in charge of making sure that journals…
CiteSeerX: The Next Generation of Open Access Library Archiving
A digital library serves as an online archive of information and can be one of the most useful tools for the researchers. One such tool was CiteSeer that was launched long back but…
Scientific Fraud: How Journals Detect Image Manipulation (Part 1)
In 2009, researcher Hwang Woo-Suk was convicted of research misconduct that included embezzlement and unethical procurement of human eggs. Among his less widely reported ethical…
Annex Vs. Appendix: Do You Know the Difference?
What do math geniuses, scientific visionaries, economic gurus, legal scholars, leaders in government, business mavens, and the most brilliant minds in academia all have in common?…
Handling Citations: When to Cite Sources in Your Manuscripts
When writing your research paper, keep a list of your sources of information. You must ensure that any information you use from other sources is properly cited and referenced. This…
Reject Your Own Manuscript! Why Self-Editing is Critical
Professor Wahoo of Big Science University was confident as he dropped his manuscript into the post. Writing the paper was the final act of a lengthy and difficult research project.…
Importance of Punctuation in Research Papers (Part 2)
As we saw in the first article of this series, punctuation is important because it helps your reader understand the writing clearly. Research papers often contain complex ideas and…
How to Conduct Literature Surveys Using Life Science Databases (Part 1)
When thinking about or beginning a research project, part of your arsenal of ideas should be your literature search. The key to literature search is a database. A database is not…
How to Write Chemical Compound Names in Journal Manuscripts (Part 3)
In part 1 & part 2 of this series, we discussed scientific nomenclature of plants, animals, and bacteria. In the final part, we will share tips to help you navigate through…
IEEE Style Guide: How Do You Add References and Citations in Your Manuscript?
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an organization whose mission is to advance technology to benefit humankind. IEEE is recognized for its continuing…
A Brief History of the Catalogue of Scientific Papers
“Publish or perish” is a well-known saying within the scientific community. One metric used to evaluate author’s work is the number of articles they publish; in order to stay…