Developing an Argument in Academic Writing
The word argument is derived from the Latin word “arguer,” which means “to make clear.” An essential aspect of academic writing is arguing and discussing. This involves proposing a…
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Presenting Figures and Their Importance in Research Papers
The old adage that a picture tells a thousand words can be very true in research articles. Used correctly, figures provide efficient visual presentations of your qualitative or…
How to Effectively Use Commas in Academic Writing (Part 2)
"I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again."
– Oscar Wilde
The previous post consisted of a…
How to Effectively Use Commas in Academic Writing (Part 1)
Comma usage remains one of the most misunderstood concepts in writing. The misconception that a comma can be arbitrarily inserted to denote a pause must be dispensed with. There…
Graphics, Videos and Tweets: New and Unconventional Abstract Formats
As scientific journals have migrated online and accessing articles digitally has become the norm for most readers of scientific research, various publishers have begun to explore…
What Are Dangling Participles?
Before we address the grammatical error of dangling participles in a sentence, it is important to understand the role of a participle in a sentence. Participles can have more than…
Ten Steps to Writing an Effective Case Report (Part 2)
In our previous article, we discussed the first 5 steps in writing an effective Case Report. Here, let us look at the remaining 5 steps.
Step 6: Deciding the Contents of the Case…
Ten Steps to Writing an Effective Case Report (Part 1)
A Case Report is a detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of a patient. Case Reports may contain a demographic profile of the patient but…
How to Write an Effective Chemistry Research Paper (Part 2)
In this article, we describe the scientific conventions and writing styles followed in Chemistry papers.
Beginning a Sentence
Avoid starting a sentence with a symbol or numerical…
Writing in Chemistry (Part 1)
In this article, we state the rules about the format and content of an academic paper in the field of chemistry and describe the scientific conventions used in chemistry papers.…
Summarizing and Paraphrasing in Academic Writing
“It’s none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.”
– Ernest Hemingway
Plato considers art (and therefore writing) as being…
Importance of the Results Section in Academic Papers
The function of the Results section is to objectively present your key results, without interpretation, and in an orderly and logical sequence using both illustrative materials…