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Annotated Journal Article

Creado por | Ago. 16, 2013
A journal article with comments written on it about aspects of the writing. This article, which reports research on bees, is from the journal PLOS ONE. The comments were prepared by Michelle Yeoman as part of her graduate course work in science editing.

"Guide on Writing in African Studies Journals"

Creado por | Ago. 08, 2013
Blog post by Dr. Hartmut Bergenthum, Africa Librarian, Frankfurt University Library, Germany. Based on conference panels on the topic. Includes advice on choosing a journal, writing exciting articles, and other aspects of writing for African studies journals. Also includes links to instructions to authors from some journals publishing African studies papers.

Main Slides: 2013 Intensive Course in Research Writing

Creado por | Jul. 21, 2013

These are the main slides from a 3-week intensive course given at Texas A&M University in summer 2013. The course focused mainly on writing journal articles but also addressed other topics, such as preparing oral presentations, poster presentations, and grant proposals. For efficiency in downloading and reading, the slides are provided here as a PDF handout. Instructors wanting the PowerPoint versions of the slides to use in teaching can obtain copies by contacting Barbara Gastel at bgastel@cvm.tamu.edu.