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Your Paper, Your Way: All You Need to Know!
Dhruv Maniar has a Master’s in Biotechnology from Dr. DY Patil University in Mumbai and has been a research editor for over 4 years. He is a…
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How to Write a Methods Section for a Research Paper
A common piece of advice for authors preparing their first journal article for publication is to start with the methods section: just list e…
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APA In-Text Citations for Research Writing
Why Use In-Text Citations? When writing a journal article, literature review, convention paper, or any other academic document, authors must…
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[Video] How to Use Articles (a, an, the) in Academic Writing
The articles (“a,” “an,” and “the”) are constantly used in both everyday speaking and writing and in academic writing. However, knowing whic…
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How Long Should an Abstract Be? Word Count & Length
The abstract is perhaps the most important section of your research paper. Apart from the title, it may be the only part of the paper anyone…
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How to Avoid Conflicts of Interest in Research
Ethical integrity is essential to promoting a healthy collaborative environment among academics. Due to the information explosion of the dig…
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Commonly Confused Words and Misused Phrases in English
English is woven from threads of many different languages and dialects. It therefore contains many easily confused words and phrases–those s…
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Formatting Research Paper Headings and Subheadings
Different style guides have different rules regarding the formatting of headings and subheadings in a paper, but what information you should…
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How Many References in a Research Paper?
Junior researchers frequently wonder how many references should be included in their research papers. The common response? “As many as you n…
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Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing
We all know that the obvious double negatives (e.g., not + nobody, no one, never, etc.) are grammatically incorrect. You might be surprised,…
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Self-Plagiarism: Can You Reuse Your Own Work?
The Internet has made it incredibly easy to find and copy-paste any kind of content, including academic work. And with universities and publ…
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How to Find a Good Journal to Publish in (Target Journal)
Find the Academic Journal that Fits Your Work One of the most common reasons editors reject research manuscripts is that they DO NOT FIT THE…
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