Clear & simple academic English for non-native speakers.
If you’re looking for a great (and free) course on academic writing, especially in the sciences, Stanford University’s ‘Writing in the Sciences’ on Coursera is an excellent choice!
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Academic writers are often told to ‘write succinctly’…but what makes your writing succinct? Use short, concise words, and short sentences, says Columbia University.
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Drafts of your manuscripts are bound to have clutter that obscures what you want to get across. That’s perfectly normal. But what exactly is ‘clutter’ and how can you get rid of it?
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Here’s a useful infographic by Editage Insights which summarizes their article on ‘Most common reasons for journal rejection.’ How can an academic editor help you avoid these problem issues?
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Have you heard of the movement to promote ‘plain language’? Plain language is a beautiful goal and its concepts are useful for all writers, including academics. Get started with these resources.
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How can you help make sure that people will believe what you are saying? What makes your writing credible? This is the second of a two-part series on how to gain credibility through your writing.
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Writing is one way to share your hard work with others. But how can you help make sure that people will believe what you are saying? What makes your writing credible?
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Have you read Dreyer’s English yet? What is it about, is it any good? Here are things that I thought it was great for.
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Different languages and cultures have different approaches to academic writing. If you haven’t been trained in English academic writing style, keep some of these tips in mind.
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There’s a handy infographic on Wiley that summarizes 5 tips for writing better science papers (and they should know what they’re talking about!).
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