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Academic Writing
This post explains how to print temperatures, seconds, and primers in describing a polymerase chain reaction.
- Yateendra Joshi
- December 11, 2014
The article discusses a few points of style related to bacterial nomenclature.
- Yateendra Joshi
- December 8, 2014
A brief review of the scope and special features of a new learner's dictionary from Oxford University Press, meant for learners of academic English.
- Yateendra Joshi
- December 2, 2014
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
Discusses the recommendations concerning the use of capitals in eponyms
- Yateendra Joshi
- November 20, 2014
Authors often wonder when to use "woman" and "female" to keep scientific writing free of gender bias. This post provides guidance on using these terms effectively and…
- Yateendra Joshi
- November 18, 2014
Most researchers avoid referring to individuals in their research paper. Instead, they use such terms as cases, subjects, and even data points. This post provides…
- Yateendra Joshi
- November 18, 2014
Manuscript writing requires authors to take into account subtle differences in language usage. In keeping with this, the author of this article explains how the terms …
- Yateendra Joshi
- June 12, 2014
Using content from one's own previously published work in a new study without citing the original work is considered as self-plagiarism. However, some authors are…
- Dr. Shazia Khanam
- June 9, 2014
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
- Yateendra Joshi
- March 19, 2014