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Bad writing sometimes results when authors avoid responsibility for what they are writing about. Avoid "It is believed that . . . ." Take responsibility for what you are writing …

Greetings again. I hope you’re doing well. Yesterday I heard from a former student of mine. She happily told me that she had co-authored a book chapter. The former student …

Hello again! This week a colleague showed me a new article on how to design figures. Because this article can help many researchers, I've made it a Resource of …

When writing a scholarly paper, be aware of what your reader may or may not know. Doing so may help you communicate ideas clearly.

Greetings again. I hope that all is going well for you. Recently some AuthorAID colleagues suggested writing a blog post about getting the most from AuthorAID. So, here are some …

Hello again. This week I learned of a new source of guidance for reporting methods of animal research. As noted in AuthorAID workshops and elsewhere, journal articles should report research …

Writing an effective abstract in few words is not easy. If a draft of your abstract exceeds the maximum allowed word count, consider "pruning" the background of the study and …

Greetings again. I hope the past week has gone well for you. Please note that I said “well”, not “perfectly”. Probably no one can have a perfect week. For me, …

This week I learned of a resource on English-language pronunciation. This resource might especially help non-native users of English who want to speak English as clearly as possible—for example, to present papers …

If you are reading papers and see that certain authors are cited repeatedly, consider reading some papers by those authors. Frequent citation is often a clue that authors are leaders …