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Article:"Editing and Proofreading Your Own Work"

By | Dec. 30, 2015
...e's own writing, especially on medical topics. A general checklist plus checklists for editing scientific papers, grant proposals, and feature articles supplement the main text. The article includes a...

Topics: Peer reviewing and editing, Academic writing and style

Presentation:Writing Journal Papers from Thesis: My Experience

By | Sep. 13, 2014
First presents general advice on writing journal articles based on one's thesis. Then describes Dr. Appiah's experience in that regard.

Topics: The publishing process, Scientific writing, Academic writing and style

Presentation:Scientific English for Hispanic Scientists

By | Feb. 27, 2014
Topics include what scientific English is and isn't; English as the international language of science; style, parallelism, and syntax; types of declarative sentences; problem words (such as at, in, an...

Topics: Academic writing and style

Presentation:Core Presentations on Research Communication

By | May. 27, 2013
Slide set containing presentations on writing journal articles, giving presentations, preparing proposals, and related topics. From the AuthorAID Workshop on Teaching Research Communication, Colombo, ...

Topics: ...ch and publication ethics, Training resources, The publishing process, Grant proposal writing, Scientific writing, Academic writing and style

Web resource:"How to Write for Technical Periodicals & Conferences"

By | Jan. 27, 2013
A 28-page guide from the professional association IEEE. Among topics addressed: ethics in scientific publication, deciding whether to present at a conference or write a journal article, identifying co...

Topics: Peer reviewing and editing, Research and publication ethics, The publishing process, Scientific writing, Academic writing and style