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Hello again. Many resources now exist to help researchers avoid ethical problems when writing and publishing journal articles. This week and next, our Resources of the Week will be resources …

[This post is by Richard de Grijs, who is deputy editor of The Astrophysical Journal (Letters). Thanks very much, Richard!] Once every 3 years, the International Astronomical Union holds its …

[From Michelle Yeoman:] Editing Solution: Last Week’s Sentence Thank you for reading this installment in our new series. As a reminder, below is Sentence of the Week #3: Our results …

[From Michelle Yeoman:] Editing Solution: Last Week’s Sentence Welcome to the third installment in this series. Below, as a reminder, is Sentence of the Week #2: These researchers challenged the …

Set concrete writing goals...

Hello again. Our current Resource of the Week was suggested by graduate student Michelle Yeoman. This resource is a 2-page handout titled “Using Tenses in Scientific Writing”. It …

Greetings again. I hope that all is going well for you. As you may know, the term AuthorAID can appear in the name of any project to help developing-country researchers …

Try developing an outline...

Greetings again. I’ve now returned from Addis Ababa, where I facilitated a workshop on writing proposals. As hoped, the workshop attracted a diverse group: Attendees came from various parts of …