Monthly Archives: June 2013

Rules for Scientific Writing

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Jayalaxmi — No Comments ↓

In general, the best writing is simple and direct. Writing that is simple and direct is most easily understood. It also tends to be the most forceful and memorable. Use no more words than necessary and never use a complicated word…

Tagged with: Citations, negative constructions, overstatement, qualifiers, redundancy, Scientific Writing
Posted in Scientific writing, Writing

Strategies for editing & proofreading

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Jayalaxmi — No Comments ↓

LEAVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME (for all steps of the writing process, including editing): By making and following a timeline for the paper, you are more likely to have time to finish everything with the proper amount of care and…

Tagged with: citation rule, editing, In-Text Citation, paper backwards, proofreading, writing process
Posted in Editing, Proofreading

What are the Chicago manual of style & Turabian?

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Jayalaxmi — No Comments ↓

Some professors use “Chicago Style” and “Turabian Style” interchangeably although they are not exactly the same. Kate Turabian, the dissertation secretary at the University of Chicago, used The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) to create a style guide for students…

The process of writing

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Jayalaxmi — No Comments ↓

Creating a text involves the scrutinizing and summarizing of knowledge, but also includes the actual process of writing. Even among experienced writers, few are able to produce a final version of a text in the first draft. Writers can certainly…

Cultural differences in scientific writing – The language issue

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Jayalaxmi — No Comments ↓

Some differences have been observed in the writing in English of Finnish and native-speaker writers. One difference has been noted in the use of phrases which help guide the reader through the article and make the text easier to follow.…