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Greetings again. And our thanks to all who applied for AuthorAID grants to attend the summer 2012 intensive course in research writing. We are pleased to announce the 2 recipients …

Hello again. In my blog post last weekend, I mentioned hearing a librarian talk about literature-searching strategies. Some readers wanted to know more. So, here are some points and resources. …

Beware of using words that appear to be synonyms but are not. For instance, you can write "English usage", but there is no such thing as "antibiotic usage". "Usage" usually …

Greetings again. I hope that all is going well. For those of us who do research or teaching or both, the published literature is an essential resource. Among other things, …

Hello again. This week I’m pleased to share a resource on writing articles about innovations. Most journal articles report research. Some journal articles, however, have other subject matter. For example, …

One strategy for writing readably is using simple or common words. For example, instead of writing "This is a fundamental principle," just write "This is a basic principle."

Greetings again. I hope you’re doing well. In a few days, some of my students and I will attend the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting …

Hello again. Usually our Resource of the Week is a source of content. This week our resource is one that can aid the communication process. The resource I’m referring to …

Inaccurate references can make a good paper lose its shine. And if authors whose work you cite happen to be your peer reviewers, inaccurate references to their work will not …

Greetings again. I hope you’re doing well. Recently a researcher asked a question that might apply to many of us in the AuthorAID community. By way of background: When one …