Elizabeth Oommen George

You’ve finally finished drafting your article, with some help from AI, and run your writing through an AI content checker. The result makes you pause. And before long, you’re searching for the best AI humanizers or looking up tips on how to humanize AI content.   But before rushing to use AI humanizers, take a minute to ask yourself: Will using AI humanizing tools to make AI-generated text more ‘human-like’ actually simplify the process or does it risk introducing new red flags in your academic writing?   What is an …

December is here, and if you’re left staring at a pile of unfinished drafts, grant applications, or that one piece of writing from last fall, you’re not alone. Between family gatherings, travel plans, and the general urge to relax, it can be surprisingly hard to make progress on your academic writing goals without feeling like you’re sacrificing the holiday spirit.   So we asked the experts and put together proven holiday writing tips to help …

Shorter manuscripts often read more clearly, communicate ideas more effectively, and makes it easier for reviewers to follow your argument. But finding a balance between being clear and brief when conveying complex concepts can be a challenge. Many academics, especially those with English as a second language, find it quite …

If you’re at the stage where you need to choose a journal, I know how overwhelmed and stressed out you may feel. As of 2025, there are almost 47,000 active journals spanning every language, discipline, and publishing model.1 This means your research paper can easily disappear if it lands in …