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When giving your draft to someone to edit, let the person know what level of editing (light, medium, or heavy) you want. Specifying the level of editing may help you …

Especially if a journal has author guidelines that are not detailed, read recent articles in the journal. Then write your article accordingly.

Beware of making definitive statements that may prove to be false. For example, before writing a statement such as "Our study was the first to ...", ask yourself if you …

Revising the draft of your paper is good, but resist the temptation to revise forever!

Many researchers consult a statistician too late. If possible, do so while still planning a study. The statistician can help ensure that the research design is valid. 

Greetings again. Today I have good news to share. As you may recall, AuthorAID provided a grant to attend a summer 2011 intensive course in research writing. Many people applied. …

Hello again. Recently a researcher suggested adding to the AuthorAID Resource Library a resource called the Springer Author Academy. I’ve now looked at this resource and added it. The …

Your article should be a complete story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. If you want to hook your reader, make a strong case for your article by …

Greetings again. And belated good wishes to those who celebrate the festival Diwali. Last week I received a confusing piece of e-mail. In my inbox, the sender was listed just as …

Hello again. As you may recall, last time the Resource of the Week consisted of 3 US-based organizations for people writing about science or related fields. Soon afterward, an AuthorAID …