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What are the correct ways of including citations into the text of research papers? This article illustrates two ways of inserting citations into research papers…
- Yateendra Joshi
- August 18, 2016
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Journals expect authors to disclose any form of writing assistance by acknowledging the writer's contribution. However, authors are sometimes reluctant to disclose…
- Kakoli Majumder
- November 17, 2015
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The acknowledgements section is a way of publicly thanking people for their contribution to a study. However, we often find authors acknowledging people for personal…
- Kakoli Majumder
- February 27, 2015
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This post emphasizes the need to confirm that all the sources that are being cited are credible in order to avoid misrepresenting the facts from cited sources.
- Yateendra Joshi
- August 21, 2014
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Although the Acknowledgments section of a research paper is perhaps the easiest to write, this simple exercise can prove difficult. This post offers you some helpful…
- Yateendra Joshi
- June 16, 2014
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As a result of technological developments and the increasing importance of article-level metrics, social media have become a valid source of information. There are…
- Vipul Manchala
- June 4, 2014
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The most commonly cited sources in research papers are other papers, published in journals. However, especially in the humanities, books come a close second.
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 17, 2014
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Among the many ways in which journals differ in the way, they expect authors to format references is the way names of journals are given: whether spelled out in full or…
- Editage Insights
- November 27, 2013
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Getting the citations and references right can be tricky—most researchers also consider it trivial. However, journals insist that authors follow the style recommended…
- Yateendra Joshi
- November 11, 2013
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