Defining Your Research Problem
Problems and Questions
The terms research question and research problem are used interchangeably to reference the problem or issue you intend to investigate and/or solve with your…
Browsing Category
Reporting Research
Risks Involved in Using Online Options for Research Translation
An Increasing Need for Academic Translation
As open access publishing offers greater availability of journals from around the globe, the need for accurate translation of academic…
How Much Research is Enough for a Good Literature Review?
The Purpose of a Literature Review
The key to any research study is the research question itself. A poorly written question that is too broad will generate questionable…
A vs. An vs. The: Knowing When to Use the Right Article
According to linguists, the earlier forms of English did not have articles to accompany nouns as the necessary information concerning number and specificity were conveyed…
Is Basic Research Becoming Dependent on Private Donors?
Since the recession of 2009, research funding in the United States has become increasingly partisan and risk averse. As a result, funding for basic research (also known as pure or…
How to Effectively Use Pronouns in Academic Writing
Pronouns are simple to define but can be confusing to use. For example, the statement, "Each person should follow their dreams," represents a failure to correctly balance the…
What Is the Value of Citation Metrics?
What are Citation Metrics?
The extent to which a research paper or academic text is cited in other pieces of academic work such as papers, thesis, dissertations, or other texts…
Presenting in a Non-Native Language: Turn it to Your Advantage
Throughout history there always seems to have been a predominant language for communication. Greek once served this role in the ancient Mediterranean until it was displaced by…
The Mystery of Capital Letters
Capital Compensation
When writers are looking to emphasize a word, but they’re not sure if they should bold it, underline it, italicize it, or upper case it, the go-to action…
Why is Parallelism Important?
When Charles Dickens wrote the opening sentence to A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” he was employing a literary tool called parallelism…
Should You Italicize Latin Terms in Scientific Writing?
The English language has always been a promiscuous borrower of words from other languages, and for scientific writing, Latin has been one of the most common sources.
Currently,…
Journal Submission Requirements for Researchers
Finding the Right Journal(s)
Congratulations on successfully completing your research. Now that you’re ready to share your results, your perspective must shift from the world of…
