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Hello again. Last week some PhD students from Mexico visited our university. While here, they wanted guidance on preparing literature review sections of dissertations. The  talks they saw and heard …

If you use adjectives in scholarly writing, generally do not precede them with modifiers such as "very" and "quite". Such modifiers take up space and add little or no meaning.

[This post is from AuthorAID community member Ruwan Gamage, an experienced librarian at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Thank you, Ruwan! —Barbara] In scholarly writing, researchers should include information …

Hello again! This week AuthorAID participant Tom Annesley wrote to tell me that the Clinical Chemistry Guide to Scientific Writing is now complete. Some of you might recall that I’ve mentioned …

Bad writing sometimes results when authors avoid responsibility for what they are writing about. Avoid "It is believed that . . . ." Take responsibility for what you are writing …

Greetings again. I hope you’re doing well. Yesterday I heard from a former student of mine. She happily told me that she had co-authored a book chapter. The former student …

Hello again! This week a colleague showed me a new article on how to design figures. Because this article can help many researchers, I've made it a Resource of …

When writing a scholarly paper, be aware of what your reader may or may not know. Doing so may help you communicate ideas clearly.

Greetings again. I hope that all is going well for you. Recently some AuthorAID colleagues suggested writing a blog post about getting the most from AuthorAID. So, here are some …

Hello again. This week I learned of a new source of guidance for reporting methods of animal research. As noted in AuthorAID workshops and elsewhere, journal articles should report research …