Reporting Research

The rules regarding numbers in writing vary among academic disciplines. The conventions within engineering, for example, may differ from those within economics. In this article, we…

In this post, we are going to deal with phrases used to compare results and those used to cite work by other authors. Comparison to Previous Results The purpose of the Discussion…

Continuing from the previous post, here are some more pointers for using phrases effectively. 5. Phrases to Show Emphasis Some phrases are used to draw the readers’ attention to…

In academic documents, authors need to describe or report a wide range of research activities. For example, they need to describe the aims/purpose of their research, refer to other…

In academic writing, precision and clarity in language is important. Ensuring a nuanced balance between certainty and caution can only be achieved by the strategic use of language;…

While we are constantly editing research material to ensure that authors and researchers go on to being published, an insight into what leads journal editors to accept articles is…

The knowledge of syntactical rules is important if we wish to form correct sentences that appropriately convey a given idea. An elliptical construction is one in which a word or…

Due to its diverse influences, the English language is full of seemingly illogical constructions and rules. However, correct usage of language should be an editor’s forte and…

All languages evolve over time, both through internal developments and through interactions with many other languages. English is Germanic in its roots and was established by the…

In written communication, consistency can be defined as the orderly presentation of a set of linked/associated elements in the text. These elements can be considered to be linked…

In academic writing (or in writing in general), wordiness is hardly next to Godliness. Writers often tend to express themselves in a convoluted manner using weak words that fail to…

Although research would significantly benefit from clear and direct writing, it often becomes crucial to adhere to a certain style of writing, in this case academic style, which…