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In writing a research paper, you mention, or cite, papers written by other researchers. For example, instead of describing in detail the method you used, you simply…
- Yateendra Joshi
- February 5, 2018
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Confused about how to use the Chicago Manual of Style or Scientific Style and Format when preparing your manuscript?We will soon host a video prepared by experts from…
- Editage Insights
- September 15, 2016
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This article explains some points of style in scientific writing related to using negative exponents in expressing rates.
- Yateendra Joshi
- August 31, 2016
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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…
- Yateendra Joshi
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Discusses the three non-SI units mentioned in the title (psi, mesh number, and quintals) and supplies appropriate conversion factors.
- Yateendra Joshi
- August 28, 2015
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This post discusses the minutiae of expressing rates (kilometres per hour, grams per litre, etc.) using negative exponents and the slash.
- Yateendra Joshi
- April 29, 2015
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Learn about the minor stylistic differences in labeling the parts of a multi-part figure as specified in four major style guides.
- Yateendra Joshi
- February 19, 2015
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Find tips on presenting genes and products of genes in this article. Gene nomenclature is fairly complex, and this article attempts to draw attention to its intricacies…
- Yateendra Joshi
- February 4, 2015
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This post explains how to print temperatures, seconds, and primers in describing a polymerase chain reaction.
- Yateendra Joshi
- December 11, 2014
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The article discusses a few points of style related to bacterial nomenclature.
- Yateendra Joshi
- December 8, 2014
- 20.8k views