A guide to effective academic communication
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Having written a paper for submission to a chosen journal, you will need to write something more, namely a letter or an e-mail addressed to the editor of the target…

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As an author looking to get published in reputed international journals, you’re probably familiar with the cumbersome task of following the journal’s author guidelines…

Although The Economist, a British weekly, is not a research journal, its writing is often praised for its clarity and precision. How does the The Economist&n

Italicizing Latin phrases in scientific writing
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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…

Improving researchers' English language competency
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Many non-native English authors wish to improve their fluency in English to write better research papers and target international journals. This article discusses how…

A science editor’s wish list
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What resources would help author’s editors working on scientific manuscripts perform their tasks more efficiently? This article published in Learned Published presents an experience-based opinion…

Nitin Nair, Managing Editor, Center of Excellence for Business and Finance, had a memorable experience at the third biennial conference of the Indian Academy of Management (IAM) in Ahmedabad. Read…

6 Quick and easy ways to better explain science to non-scientists
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This post suggests a few language-related strategies for researchers to explain abstract or difficult-to-grasp concepts to the general public.

In recent years, many journal editorial departments have begun to employ freelance editors rather than an exclusively in-house team. Although a freelance editing model offers greater editor…

This post explains how to print temperatures, seconds, and primers in describing a polymerase chain reaction.