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Academic Writing
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…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 14, 2014
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 they…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 14, 2014
Studying English grammar will probably help you eliminate many common errors of grammar from your writing—but it is unlikely that, as a researcher, you will actually…
- Yateendra Joshi
- December 31, 2013
Scientists who find it difficult to communicate in English would find the series of Web pages under the title "English Communication for Scientists" particularly useful.
- Yateendra Joshi
- December 6, 2013
With modern word processors, we no longer have to make do with the same key for lowercase ‘l’ and numeral ‘1’ (as those who have used old portable typewriters may recall…
- Yateendra Joshi
- November 27, 2013
Among the many ways in which journals differ in the way, they expect authors to format references is the way names of journals are given: whether spelled out in full or…
- Editage Insights
- November 27, 2013
Although English uses an elaborate system of tenses, simple past and simple present are the most common tenses in research papers, supplemented by present perfect and…
- Yateendra Joshi
- October 30, 2013
It is helpful for authors to be aware of the two dominant varieties of English in STM journal publishing - American and British - when preparing their manuscripts for…
- Yateendra Joshi
- October 25, 2013
Over the years, I’ve come across many common language mistakes made by non-native speakers of English. The incorrect of use of words and phrases in English can confuse…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 21, 2013
This article discusses a few pairs of English word that non-English-speaking authors often mix up and use incorrectly.
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 17, 2013