Plagiarism prevention may not be top of mind for students and researchers who produce their original ideas and writing. In fact, some may dare to ask what’s the brouhaha about plagiarism checks anyway? So let’s explain this simply. Say you build a tower out of wooden blocks. Each block has …
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Research writing is a challenging task that requires a lot of time, effort, and creativity. You need to find relevant sources, synthesize information, organize your ideas, and present them in a clear and convincing way based on recommended research paper templates. But what if you could speed up your research …
In academic writing, effective word reduction to produce concise and coherent prose can work wonders. Brevity helps to maintain focus on the research goals, engages readers, and increases the visibility of scholarly literature. It also helps readers quickly grasp the main findings without navigating unnecessary words, ensuring better retention and …
While English remains the dominant language for research communication,1 non-native English speakers, or English as a second language (ESL) authors, often find themselves on the backfoot when writing and disseminating quality academic content for global consumption. Language editing tools, AI academic writing assistants, and academic English translators thus remain their …
Professional academic editors are trained to carefully peruse research manuscripts for writing consistency and to detect problems with grammar, style punctuation, and clarity. The first pass of document review helps fix obvious language errors, and the second pass usually helps the editor address clarity, flow, and transition. However, it is …
Research papers remain the mainstay of communication and information dissemination in the scholarly community.1 Journal publication is often the last milestone in research, and unpublished work is essentially considered incomplete. The lack of scholarly publication deprives researchers of the deserved exposure and merit in today’s competitive world of “publish or …
Academic vocabulary refers to the words and phrases used in academic contexts, such as scholarly articles, reports, and lectures/seminars.1 While general academic words are usually learnt through exposure to academic texts,2 navigating the world of global scholarly literature and academic discourse necessitates a certain level of proficiency in English. This …
The language of your research papers plays a key role in academic publishing and can determine the visibility and reach of your scholarly publications. English has long monopolized scientific publications, comprising almost 95% of published academic text, and remains the lingua franca for research publications worldwide. This means that compared …
As a researcher, it is a moment of great joy—and profound relief—to have the final draft of your manuscript ready for journal submission. Now, after all the work you’ve put in, imagine your manuscript being returned without being accepted for peer review. This can be deeply disappointing, especially if this …