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Weekly Writing Tips
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You’re Not Wrong
“You’re not wrong.” That statement appears everywhere now. Everyone is saying it. And I’m so tired of hearing it. Yes, “you’re not wrong” is another of my pet peeves. You’re not wrong. Does that mean you’re right? By and large, if someone says “you’re not wrong”, then...
Top 7 Reasons for Journal Rejection
Last week, I explored How to Select the Journal for Publication of your manuscript. Different journals have different rates of rejection. Nevertheless, it’s discouraging if your paper is rejected, with no invitation to revise and resubmit. After you’ve chosen the...
Selecting the Journal for Publication
You’ve finished data collection and analysis, and perhaps you’ve presented your results at a conference. Now it’s time to write the paper. When in the writing process do you decide on the journal to which you’ll submit the manuscript? And how do you go about selecting...
The Science of Mummies
How did you first hear about mummies? Was it through school, learning about ancient Egypt and King Tutankhamen? Or perhaps via television? Television, and the popularity of Hallowe’en, has sparked a bigger interest in mummies. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a...
Another Peeve – Should of or Should Have?
As an editor and writer, I naturally have many peeves around the incorrect use of language. This Weekly Writing Tip looks at one of my pet peeves – the incorrect use of “should of”, “could of”, “would of”, and “must of” – a peeve I’ve discovered many share with me....
Writing Abstracts that Get Accepted
By Guest Contributor Miranda A. L. van Tilburg, PhD As we move into abstract season, I thought it would be worthwhile re-posting this blog by our guest contributor, Dr. Miranda A. L. van Tilburg from a couple of years ago. She has lots of great advice that...
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