What Is An Oxford Comma, And Should You Be Using it?
Lynne Truss, the author of the well-known English grammar book Eats Shoots & Leaves, once said “There are people who embrace the Oxford comma, and people who don't, and I'll…
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How to write a research paper? – (Part 2 Of 2)
In part 1 of this article, we talked about what a research paper is and how to get started writing one. Now, you have reviewed the requirements for the paper in detail. You’ve…
How to write a research paper? (Part 1 of 2)
So you’ve been asked to write a research paper. What is a research paper anyway? A research paper is a paper that demonstrates your knowledge of a subject. While the format of a…
How to Use “Et al.” in Academic Writing
Have you ever wondered what “et al.” means in a citation? Abbreviations like “etc.,” “et al.," "e.g.," i.e.," and "ibid." are seen very often in academic writing, but many people…
Avoid sentence fragments
Have you found yourself reading something and then retracing a sentence? Sensing that you missed something? On re-reading, you find that you were right! The sentence is incomplete.…
Academic Phrases to Use in Different Scenarios (Part 3 of 3)
Academic writing is full of specifications, conventions and rules. If you want your writing to be effective, you need to adhere to them. This three-part series (Part 1 and Part 2),…
Academic Phrases to Use in Different Scenarios (Part 2 of 3)
In the first article of this three-part series, we shed light on how to use academic phrases in different scenarios. We also mentioned how authors benefit from using an AI-powered…
Academic Phrases to Use in Different Scenarios (Part 1 of 3)
In academic documents, authors need to explain or report a wide range of research activities. For instance, they need to describe the purpose of their research, refer to other…
What is Elliptical Construction in Academic Writing?
The knowledge of the structure of language is essential if we want to create well-formed sentences that aptly deliver the intended idea. In this post, we look at a special…
Why is it Important to Use Gender-Inclusive Language in Academic Writing?
The pseudo-generic pronoun “he,” that is, the usage of “man” to represent all humanity, supposes that the default and common human being is male. There are more critical issues in…
How to Write Scientific Names in Journal Manuscripts – Bacterial Species (Part 2 of 2)
Research is hard enough without worrying about how to use microbial nomenclature or scientific names of bacteria correctly. Writing bacteria names in a research article can be a…
How to Write Scientific Names in Journal Manuscripts – Plant and Animal Species (Part 1 of 2)
The format for writing scientific names of animals and plants is standardized and globally accepted. “Scientific nomenclature” refers to several names according to a particular…