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Greetings from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where I’m facilitating an AuthorAID workshop on proposal writing. Just as I was about to board the plane, I received e-mail stating that the new …

Hello again. Recently I learned of some articles that can help researchers communicate with policymakers and the public. I’m now featuring these articles as our Resource of the Week. These …

Some journals ask authors to provide keywords for their articles. When you think of possible keywords, try to use them in literature searches. If they yield articles with content similar …

Greetings again. I hope that May has started well for you. I just returned from Lahore, Pakistan. I was there, along with Sioux Cumming from INASP, on behalf of AuthorAID. …

Hello again. A few days ago, at a workshop that I gave in Pakistan, someone mentioned seeking a checklist to use in evaluating poster presentations. Some Internet searching led me …

AuthorAID and the International Foundation for Science (IFS) are going to hold a 5-day joint workshop on scientific writing in Nairobi, Kenya, from 28 May to 1 June …

Proofreading is a useful step in the writing process. To avoid distraction while proofreading, ensure you are in a quiet place.

Greetings again. I hope you’re doing well. A few days ago, one of my graduate students told me about a conversation with her friend. Her friend had recently heard about …

Hello again. Recently I learned that a professor elsewhere in my university was publishing a book on doing academic writing. When I viewed the website for the book, I saw …

If others have provided help with your paper but do not qualify as authors, thank them in the acknowledgments. However, before doing so, obtain their permission.