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5 Things to remember when writing a research paper in the physical sciences

This article includes pointers to help you pay attention to those details that often escape attention and avoid some obvious errors when intending to publish scientific…
5 Things to remember when writing a research paper in the physical sciences

5 Practical tips for writing your first scientific paper [Download publication schedule planner]

You have been working hard on your research project for months and the data it has generated are promising. You feel now is the right time to start writing your first…
5 Practical tips for writing your first scientific paper [Download publication schedule planner]

5 Things to remember when reporting qualitative health research

In the field of health studies, qualitative research is often believed to lack scientific rigor and therefore less useful than empirical studies. To counter this…
5 Things to remember when reporting qualitative health research

"A good English paper is the one that knows what it’s trying to achieve and how to do so."

Martin McCarvill holds a master’s degree in linguistics and has an experience of over seven years in academic writing, editing, and reviewing.
"A good English paper is the one that knows what it’s trying to achieve and how to do so."

Presenting statistical information effectively: two useful guides

Research nearly always involves measuring and counting: drawing inferences based on quantitative data is one of the distinguishing characteristics of science. 
Presenting statistical information effectively: two useful guides

Spotting ethical misconduct in scholarly research: The STAP case

The STAP stem cells situation, as I write this down, represents a can of worms whose lid has been pried open by scores of scholarly commentators, most of them active…
Spotting ethical misconduct in scholarly research: The STAP case

Ethical authorship: Notes from the diary of a journal editor

At the beginning of each scholarly article, beneath the title, is a list of the authors. We get so used to writing our name, together with the names of our co-authors…
Ethical authorship: Notes from the diary of a journal editor

Writing for science journals: Tips, tricks, and a learning plan

This post reviews the book Writing for Science Journals: Tips, Tricks, and a Learning plan, an immensely useful resource for authors
Writing for science journals: Tips, tricks, and a learning plan

Safeguard your manuscript against suspected data fabrication and image duplication

While reviewing an author’s manuscript, our publication expert observed that the result of an experiment seemed highly improbable and one of the images provided seemed…
Safeguard your manuscript against suspected data fabrication and image duplication

A quick guide to conducting an effective review of related literature (RRL)

A question that we often get asked is how to review related literature. This post discusses what an RRL is, why it's important, and some best practices to write an…