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Style manuals are incredibly useful tools for writers, and similar to dictionaries and other reference resources, they must be updated regularly to account for the ever…
- Lindsey Buscher
- March 14, 2014
When writing a research paper for publication in a journal, following the journal’s style is very important and can be beneficial during the review process. Content will…
- Lindsey Buscher
- March 14, 2014
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Scientific writing is all about being accurate, brief, and objective, and as editors or writers, we should reduce the bias that creeps in from the use of insensitive…
- Dr. Vani J. Shanker
- February 26, 2014
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When writing a research paper, authors may feel confused about the use of certain words. This article explains the difference between the commonly confusing words - "e.g…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 31, 2014
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Hyphens are of two kinds, accidental and intentional.
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 31, 2014
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Constructions like ‘the data reveal that’, ‘Table 1 shows that’, or ‘Figure 2 indicates that’ are common in research papers. But do you…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 31, 2014
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Tables and figures, although important components of many research papers, are just that—components; you can publish a paper without them but you cannot publish tables…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 31, 2014
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Science demands precision, and part of mastering a subject involves learning the exact differences between words that mean more or less the same thing. An entomologist,…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 31, 2014
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Headings or headlines are a special kind of text and are not as rigidly governed by conventions of punctuation. Read more...
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 31, 2014
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During the process of writing a research paper, authors may sometimes find themselves struggling to choose one word or term over the other. This post deals with and…
- Yateendra Joshi
- January 27, 2014