The active voice promotes simple, straightforward writing. As such, most scientific journals encourage the use of the active voice over the passive voice [1]. Active voice –
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Category: Writing Tips
How to prevent plagiarism
In this blog, our guest blogger, Professor Emeritus Dolores Takemoto from Kansas State University discusses plagiarism in scientific documents: what it is, what the penalties
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Effective scientific writing – Tips to help you write better research papers
In this infographic, we provide some useful tips to help you write better research papers. The infographic contains the following text: Title Keep the title
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Verb tenses in scientific manuscripts
A key aspect of producing a well-written scientific manuscript worthy of publication is the use of appropriate verb tenses in the different sections of the
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Tips for writing sentences about science
Make your writing clear Say what you mean For example, the sentence The observed changes in the gut microbiota caused inflammation in the mice. suggests
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“Many of our references are published in Chinese. Will this be a problem?”
his question was asked in the Q&A session of a recent talk on the topic of scientific publishing presented by International Science Editing in China. In this
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How to write an introduction to a research report
In this blog, our guest blogger, Professor Emeritus Dolores Takemoto from Kansas State University discusses how to write an introduction. A thorough introduction is a
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China to end the reign of the impact factor?
Despite numerous commentators denouncing the metric and many prestigious journals discontinuing its use as a promotional tool, the journal impact factor (JIF) refuses to go
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Is it misconduct to submit a translated version of a published paper to another journal?
Is it misconduct to submit a translated version of a published paper to another journal? The short answer … Yes – if you do not
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How to choose a journal
With an estimated 30,000 active scientific journals, each with their own specific requirements, it can be difficult to know where to send your article. Here,
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