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Manuscript Preparation

All academic authors should prioritize familiarizing themselves with the specifics of manuscript formatting because a well-written, well-structured research paper has higher chances of journal acceptance. However, the road leading to manuscript submission is relatively long and could be rather confusing for uninformed authors or those lacking relevant guidance. There are many things you need to focus on when writing a manuscript, e.g., grammar usage, flow of content, proper use of technical terminology, etc., all of which contribute to the how a particular paper and its author are perceived. Here, you will find helpful tips and resources on all aspects of academic manuscript writing--grammar, language, style, format, manuscript structure, and preparing tables and figures. The idea is to help you understand how to write a high-impact research manuscript.
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Original research articles constitute a major portion of academic journal publishing. These slides will help you with four important steps of writing an original research article: choosing a research question, doing a literature search, structuring a manuscript, and formatting a research paper.
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Which tense should be used in the results and discussion section of a paper?
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I want to write a paper on Chinese medicine. What are some of the things that I should keep in mind?
  • Anonymous
  • Nov 13, 2015
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Formatting headings
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Why it is important to fomat headings clearly and consistently? This post explains how appropriately formatting the headings increases the readability and clarity of the paper.  
Writing a high-quality research paper
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Editage conducted a  workshop focused on improving the writing skills of researchers in Brazil. The material for this workshop is available here.
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As non-native speakers of English, we tend to prefer longer and fancier sentences when writing in English. For instance, if I search for the English translation of a Chinese term, I will get many options but would prefer to use the one that seemed most uncommon to show that my English is good. Does this apply to scientific writing? Do editors and reviewers prefer long sentences in an English paper or short ones?
  • Anonymous
  • Oct 16, 2015
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Row and column headings in tables
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A typical data table in a research paper is a matrix of rows and columns. This post describes how the row and column headings should amplify the table title.
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Please give me some tips for writing the abstract for a social sciences or humanities paper. Information on how to structure an abstract are often found for medical and engineering fields, but not for social sciences and humanities.
Workshop Material
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Editage conducted a one-day workshop focused on improving the writing skills of researchers in India. The material for this workshop is available here. 
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I want to write an experimental report. How should I go about it? What kind of structure should I follow? Also, can you recommend some writing books or material?
  • Anonymous
  • Sep 16, 2015
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Structuring a scientific manuscript: Perspective of a managing editor