Now it’s time to think about the way published articles are read and, therefore, how they need to be written. In this post you are going to get some tips on how to write effective titles and abstracts. Let’s start with titles. The title is the first part of your article that potential readers will […]
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Here are a few tips: Keep it short! A Conclusion normally (but not always) follows from a Discussion section. If that is the case, the purpose of the Conclusion is simply to remind the reader of the most important finding(s) of your study and the contribution to your field. Think about which tense(s) to use in […]
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The focus of this post is on how to write a Discussion section. The first consideration when planning your Discussion is to check whether the journal asks for separate Discussion and Conclusion sections. Sometimes, journals simply ask for a Conclusion section, not a Discussion. This is often the case in argument-based papers where there are […]
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Picture that blissful moment when you receive the email finally accepting your paper. Picture those feelings of relief and pride to have successfully addressed even the obscure demands of the infamous Reviewer 2… All those hours of writing, editing, polishing, rewriting; all those weeks waiting for an editorial decision, are finally rewarded. Let’s face it; […]
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Article introductions are all about setting the scene for the reader before you launch into the main discussion in your article. A good tip when writing your introduction is to think about what the reader needs to know. This helps you to structure what you want to say in a reader-friendly way. So, what does […]
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By now you’re probably realising the importance of thinking about the reader’s needs. Just as the perfect party host makes sure that the guests’ needs are fully catered for in a seamless flow of hospitality, so a skilled author makes sure that the reader’s path from the beginning to the end of the article is […]
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