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Hello again. I hope you’ve been having a good week. At workshops and elsewhere, members of the AuthorAID community often say they want more information about study design and statistics. …

Greetings again. I hope you’re doing well. I just returned from Bangladesh, where I was giving a workshop on medical writing and publication. The workshop was organized by the Bangladesh …

Have you had the following experience? You’re reading an article, and you see an unfamiliar abbreviation. The article doesn’t define the abbreviation. But to understand the article, you must know …

If you submit a paper to a journal that says it normally contacts authors within a given length of time, but much more time has passed and you still haven't …

Greetings again. I hope you’re doing well. In writing about research, good organization is essential. In fact, as stated by scientific-writing expert Robert A. Day, “The preparation of a scientific …

Hello again. This week I learned of a blog entirely about poster presentations. It now is our latest Resource of the Week. Titled Better Posters: A Resource for Improving Poster …

When applying for scholarships or fellowships, consider learning the backgrounds of previous recipients, if available. Doing so may help you understand what background is suitable and thus ensure you don't …

If you are an AuthorAID mentor or mentee, two new resources may interest you. One resource is a form for mentees to explain their background and the mentoring support they …

Hello. As noted, Friday 16 December is the application deadline for AuthorAID grants to attend the summer 2012 research writing course at Texas A&M University, USA. For more information, please see …

Greetings again. A few days ago I returned from Ghana. I spoke at 2 workshops there: one on health reporting and one on research writing. The visit showed how by …