Rising Scholars News

This is the announcement for the first set of small grants in 2012.

The title of a paper should have the fewest possible words that adequately indicate the contents. Extra phrases such as "a study of" or "observations on" usually should not be …

Greetings again. I hope you had a good week. As some may recall, the most recent Resource of the Week was a resource useful in learning to paraphrase. The current …

Hello again. This week I learned of another resource on avoiding plagiarism. It includes guidance on paraphrasing (that is, on using one’s own words to present what others said). This …

Greetings again. And special wishes to readers (for example, in China and Vietnam) who are celebrating the start of the Year of the Dragon. In Chinese culture, the dragon is …

One way to make writing more concise is to delete needless words. For example, instead of writing "The dye was red in color," just write "The dye was red."

Hello again. This week I’m featuring a resource on resources. An AuthorAID community member mentioned this resource last week. Its title is "Authorship Skills Web-Bibliography". This web-bibliography is a 42-slide PowerPoint …

Beware of translating your native language directly into English. Sometimes, the translation may be awkward. If in doubt, seek a second opinion from a colleague with strong English language-ability.

[Note: This guest post is from Dr. Haseeb Md. Irfanullah. Thank you, Haseeb! —Barbara] On 28 and 29 December—the last 2 working days of 2011 in Bangladesh—26 Bangladeshi researchers came …

Hello again. Perhaps you recall that last time and the time before, our resources of the week were about statistics. These resources were popular, and I hope to feature more …