How to Use Tenses in Academic Writing Effectively
Verb tenses alert readers when a certain event or action takes place. However, in academic writing, tense usage goes beyond the simple representation of chronology. Tense choice…
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Writing a Cover Letter for Journal Submission
One of the most neglected aspects of journal submission is the cover letter. Although it may seem like a formality, the cover letter is actually an important part of the submission…
Avoiding Fraudulent Image Manipulation in Academic Research
The saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words” is very applicable to scientific data as this data is more than just numbers and charts but is also pictures and images. Many…
How to Use Articles in Academic Writing
Articles function as limiting adjectives that help us understand which person, place, thing, or concept is being discussed. Despite their simplistic rules, articles and commas are…
What Are Dangling Modifiers?
A modifier is any word or group of words that describe or qualify the meaning of other parts of a sentence. When used correctly, a modifier can inform and clarify. However, when…
Developing an Argument in Academic Writing
The word argument is derived from the Latin word “arguer,” which means “to make clear.” An essential aspect of academic writing is arguing and discussing. This involves proposing a…
Presenting Figures and Their Importance in Research Papers
The old adage that a picture tells a thousand words can be very true in research articles. Used correctly, figures provide efficient visual presentations of your qualitative or…
How to Effectively Use Commas in Academic Writing (Part 2)
"I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again."
– Oscar Wilde
The previous post consisted of a…
How to Effectively Use Commas in Academic Writing (Part 1)
Comma usage remains one of the most misunderstood concepts in writing. The misconception that a comma can be arbitrarily inserted to denote a pause must be dispensed with. There…
Graphics, Videos and Tweets: New and Unconventional Abstract Formats
As scientific journals have migrated online and accessing articles digitally has become the norm for most readers of scientific research, various publishers have begun to explore…
What Are Dangling Participles?
Before we address the grammatical error of dangling participles in a sentence, it is important to understand the role of a participle in a sentence. Participles can have more than…
Ten Steps to Writing an Effective Case Report (Part 2)
In our previous article, we discussed the first 5 steps in writing an effective Case Report. Here, let us look at the remaining 5 steps.
Step 6: Deciding the Contents of the Case…