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Do you think you can be accused of having plagiarized the content of your academic paper? Read this article to understand why you should avoid plagiarism and how you may…
This article is a brief overview of how inclusive-language guidelines have evolved, some key considerations, and important standard guidelines on how to use inclusive…
This article discusses the devices—headings and subheadings, typical connecting words, phrases, and punctuation marks—that show how sentences and paragraphs form a…
We will address two questions in this post: (i) Why is it important to make your research more accessible to a wider audience? (ii) How can you communicate your findings…
What is the Oxford comma? When should you use it (should you even use it)? And why does it matter? This post explains it all.
Several technical terms in the field of chemistry may be misused or confused with other similar terms. Here are some common errors of this type that researchers often…
In this post, we have listed some writing resources that will help any research chemist, and indeed, many other scientists.
When a research paper is written in overcomplicated language, it could attract negative comments from reviewers or journal editors because the research is unclear. Here…
Adhering to the guidelines prescribed by an exhaustive manual such as the American Psychological Association Manual (APA) of Style can be daunting. Here's a cheat sheet…
Given the pressure on researchers to publish and that too in a foreign language, many non–English-speaking researchers may write the paper in their first language and…