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Mentors Without Borders
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 …
Resource of the Week #55: Two Chapters from a New Book
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 …
Tip of the Week #74
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.
Guest Post: From an AuthorAID Travel Grant Recipient
[This post is from Geetha Udayangani Kulasekara, a lecturer at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL). Geetha received an AuthorAID grant to take part in a conference in Japan. …
Resource of the Week #54: Some Resources Regarding Journal Covers
Hello again. When looking at journals, we usually focus on the research articles. However, the journal cover (or its online equivalent) can be worth mentioning.
Different journals have different kinds …
Tip of the Week #73
To help make your writing readable, in general avoid very long sentences and paragraphs.
Building a Celebration Collection
Greetings again. I hope that all is going well.
This week I gave postdoctoral fellows and others at our medical school a presentation on writing journal articles. Afterward, an assistant …
Resource of the Week #53: Some Resources from IDRC/CRDI
Hello again. Welcome to the second year of Resource of the Week.
This week I received e-mail from someone at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)/Centre de recherches pour …
Tip of the Week #72
If you find it difficult to begin, continue, or complete a writing project, consider setting aside times for your writing. Choose the times of day according to when you function …
Resource of the Week #52: Some Sample Recommendation Letters
Hello again. As you may recall, a recent AuthorAID blog post provided advice on writing recommendation letters.
The post described a structure for recommendation letters. In a comment, an AuthorAID …
