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Q: Should the manuscript be unified as "left justification" or "equal allocation (justified)”?

Detailed question-In the manuscript edited by Editage, both formatting (left justification and equal allocation/justified) are mixed. I’m going to unify with “left justification”, since …
  • Asked on May 28, 2021

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Most of the journals do mention under their formatting guidelines, whether they prefer manuscript to be left aligned or…

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Q: Can you help me to write a background of the study of my topic about "Computer Laboratory Information System for College Education

Detailed question-Can you help me to do a background of the study about "Computer Laboratory Information System for College Education
  • Asked on May 25, 2021

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Welcome to the Editage Insights Q&A Forum, and thanks for your question on writing the study background.  

We have quite a few…

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Q: When writing about a significance level, what kind of writing is best?

Detailed question-When writing about a significance level, which of the following is best?1. levels of significance: 0.052. levels of significance: p≤0.053. levels of significance: 5％

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The significance level is denoted by the Greek letter α and is used to indicate the likelihood of the null hypothesis being rejected. The…

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Q: Can I write on my capstone: Rationale for Marketing Mix table (see appendix A for further explanation)?

Detailed question-I am having trouble how to add further explanation for my marketing tables, for my SBU's analysis, etc. I am doing a Capstone for my MBA, and my professor suggested that…

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Thank you for this query. It would be fine to ask readers to refer to the Appendix for further information.

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Q: When reusing figures, should I reuse the whole figure including arrows?

Detailed question-Some figures include arrows which could indicate position or path. When reusing such figures, should I use the complete figure including the arrows?
  • Asked on April 15, 2021

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The figure can be reproduced as is once you take the permission of the original author (the one who…

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Q: Do headers need end punctuation?

  • Asked on February 24, 2021

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No. No end punctuation is needed for the header, which is the…

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Q: What should I adhere to, the page limit or the word limit?

Detailed question-What does this mean: 'Papers should not exceed 16 manuscript pages (±7500 words), including references plus up to 8 figures or tables'? My manuscript has only 6500 words…
  • Asked on October 16, 2020

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You have two questions, one in the details, the other in the header. Let’s take them in that…

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Q: What is the difference between a narrative review and a descriptive review?

Detailed question-Are these terms used interchangeably or is there a slight difference in methodology?
  • Asked on July 14, 2020

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At a lay level, they seem to be used interchangeably. However, at the academic/scientific level, a ‘narrative review’ is actually a literature review and a …

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Q: What should be done when the figure is large and there is no space below to write both the caption and the footnote?

Detailed question-I have a figure that is large. I also have to write text below the caption. If I write the caption and the footnote on the next page, and not on the page where the…
  • Asked on July 12, 2020

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It’s great that you are paying such attention to detail and to the journal’s guidelines. You no doubt want your paper to be perfect in every way at the time of…

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Q: Could you advise on how to write the reference for a published paper?

Detailed question-In the graduate school class, we got a homework assignment to write an abstract of certain literature. I wrote ‘AA explains it by referring to CC (BB, 1992) of BB.’ In…

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Firstly, we have made some edits to your question for enhanced clarity. Also, it’s not clear if you mean an ‘abstract’…

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