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Style & Format
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…
- Marisha Fonseca
- October 16, 2013
Scientific writing often uses a few Latin phrases, either abbreviated (etc. for et cetera and et al. for et alii) or spelt out (in vitro, in vivo, in situ). Should they…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 14, 2014
When writing a research paper, you have to consider several matters of style. This article discusses the use of abbreviations and numbers in academic writing. …
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 23, 2014
The use of figures and tables as adjuncts to text is common in research papers. These adjuncts supplement the text: figures, for example, can convey information that may…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 23, 2014
In a list of bullet points, whether each item begins with a capital letter depends on the punctuation mark that comes before the item. A capital letter typically marks…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 24, 2014
Tables and figures, although important components of many research papers, are just that—components; you can publish a paper without them but you cannot publish tables…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 31, 2014
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
Mistakes in representing numbers and units of measurement can leave scope for misinterpretation of your data. This article will help you understand the common mistakes…
- Kakoli Majumder
- December 18, 2019
This article covers the basic points of style authors should note while using the names of species in research papers.
- Yateendra Joshi
- December 1, 2014
With modern word processors, we no longer have to make do with the same key for lowercase ‘l’ and numeral ‘1’ (as those who have used old portable typewriters may recall…
- Yateendra Joshi
- November 27, 2013