When an author decides to submit a manuscript for publication, that manuscript begins its life cycle, going through many phases as it is checked, refined and adjusted. Here we follow an article through its life cycle, to understand the different…
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From submission to sharing: the life cycle of an article
Tagged with: article-based publishing, Dissemination and archiving, DOI, Mendeley, peer review, publication process, ScienceDirect
Posted in Academic Writing, Case report, Communication, Editing, Education, Impact Factor, Interdisciplinary research, Journal article, Medical Writing, Open access, Peer Review, Peer-reviewed Journal, Proofreading, Review article, Science and Technology, Scientific writing
Posted in Academic Writing, Case report, Communication, Editing, Education, Impact Factor, Interdisciplinary research, Journal article, Medical Writing, Open access, Peer Review, Peer-reviewed Journal, Proofreading, Review article, Science and Technology, Scientific writing
5 writing tips to get your research the attention it deserves
Your research has been published, and you know that it will change the world. You expect that the press, TV, radio and internet will pick up the wave and it will be like a tsunami – the new discovery that…
Infographic: How to read a scientific paper?
Much of a scientist’s work involves reading research papers, whether it’s to stay up to date in their field, advance their scientific understanding, review manuscripts, or gather information for a project proposal or grant application. Because scientific articles are different…
Tagged with: IMRD format, Infographic, review manuscripts, scientific articles, scientific paper
Posted in Communication, Education, Journal article, Medical Writing, Proofreading, Science, Scientific Journal
Posted in Communication, Education, Journal article, Medical Writing, Proofreading, Science, Scientific Journal
It’s time for academic writing to evolve — a brief communication, why and how?
Communication is a vital part of the academic process: sharing results with your peers means your research builds the knowledge base, adding to our understanding of the universe and everything that goes on inside it. So why does the writing…
Infographic: How to write better science papers
Reporting results in a scientific journal is a process common to researchers in all disciplines. However, many scientific papers fail to communicate research work effectively. Pitfalls include using complicated jargon, including unnecessary details, and writing for your highly specialized colleagues…
Tagged with: Infographic, science papers, Scientific Writing
Posted in Communication, Medical Writing, Scientific editing, Scientific writing, Writing
Posted in Communication, Medical Writing, Scientific editing, Scientific writing, Writing
Referencing and avoiding plagiarism
Referencing is an essential part of academic scholarship and ethical values demand that authors identify the sources used in their work. You are referencing in order to: Acknowledge an intellectual debt to another author where you have drawn from his or…
Tagged with: academic practice, appendices, Disciplinary policy, endnotes, footnotes, Harvard style, plagiarism, reference list, Referencing
Posted in Communication, Journal article, Review article, Writing
Posted in Communication, Journal article, Review article, Writing
