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Manuscript Writing

Most authors like to have their work reviewed before submission. Some may request their department head or a colleague to review their manuscript, whereas others may…
How to get the best out of an editing service
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When writing a paper, always acknowledge all sources clearly and avoid copying other authors’ words verbatim. Failure to do so could lead to loss of tenure/funding and…
Plagiarism in academic publishing
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Many English-second language authors find it quite difficult to write concisely because they cannot find appropriate words to substitute long phrases. In fact,…
10 Tips to reduce the length of your research paper
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In general, p values tell readers only whether any difference between groups, relationship, etc., is likely to be due to chance or to the variable(s) you are studying…
The correct way to report p values
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An abstract is like a movie trailer. It offers a preview, highlights key points, and helps the audience decide whether to view the entire work. Abstracts are the…
A 10-step guide to make your research paper abstract more effective
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The active voice refers to a sentence format that emphasizes the doer of an action. For example, in the sentence “The mice inhaled the tobacco-infused aerosol,” the doer…
Using the active and passive voice in research writing
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This article presents some important aspects of presenting tables in your research paper so that they look more attractive and the data is easy to understand.