How to Use Bullet Lists and Number Lists in a Research Paper
Academic articles often include lists, which organize the material and provide the reader with a quick overview of a section. There are different ways to format lists, but some…
Browsing Category
Reporting Research
Preparing Scientific Figures for Your Manuscript: RBG vs. CMYK Spectrum Format
When you open Photoshop, you are prompted to choose between RBG and CMYK. At first glance, these may seem like options you can ignore- arbitrary and without impact. However, they…
How to Effectively Write a Mathematics Research Paper
Mathematics research papers are different from standard academic research papers in important ways, but not so different that they require an entirely separate set of guidelines.…
Therefore or However? Making Effective Use of Transitional Words & Phrases in Academic Writing
A good paper is well structured and provides a coherent, clear flow of ideas. The writer should show how each idea relates to the other ideas that are discussed before and after…
Reporting Number and Date Ranges
Reporting number ranges accurately is critical to the explanation of one’s research methods and analysis. Furthermore, date ranges representing the study period are commonly…
Reporting Participant Characteristics in a Research Paper
A report on a scientific study using human participants will include a description of the participant characteristics. This is included as a subsection of the “Methods” section,…
Citation Style Language (CSL) Editor: Making Citation Easier
It is a well-known fact in scholarly communication that there is a specific journal format for in-text citations and bibliography. Editing a citation style can be quite tedious and…
Better Vs. Best: Using Comparatives and Superlatives Correctly
Adjectives are words that describe another word. Comparatives are simply adjectives used to compare two things in terms of a specific shared quality. They take three…
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…
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…