How does AI threaten intellectual property rights? How can it be used to affect the integrity of your research? The Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd), an organisation mainly for Australian…
While 100 tips might seem 90 too many, Niamh N. Brennan’s clearly set out table is easy to read and points to a lot of ideas that might seem overlooked.…
If you’re looking to communicate your research in a way that’s both engaging and informative, storytelling is the way. Don’t let academic writing hold you back – here are some…
Successful collaboration can lead to high-impact findings and new funding sources. It can also make your research more accessible to your peers and the general public. Kathryn Huggett and others…
Do you want to finalise your journal article and send it off? Different team members will probably write different parts of the article, with one or two allocated for data…
If you have written your thesis as one main dissertation, and not by publication, and you want to produce various journal articles from it, read this. You will need to…
Are you getting stuck with your research writing? Do you need some tips on continuing the flow of ideas into good research writing? Here are a few brief ideas to…
I want to share some thoughts on a trend in academic writing (and other writing) which is a bit concerning. It has two aspects. First, non-living objects such as tools,…
Here are some tips on titles and abstracts that might help in getting your journal article accepted. There is no magic formula of course but you might find some of…
This time, I am writing to you a bit more personally. After a series of short camping holidays, I’m refreshed. Even brief trips away can bring you much more than…
You might often feel intense pressure for your research to be published in high ranking journals. This is a quick summary of what you could keep in mind when approaching…
Last time we looked at evaluating quality in quantitative studies. This time the focus is on qualitative studies. Guides to assessing the quality of qualitative studies are available on the…
While it is easy to find guides for assessing the quality of research via the net or generated by AI, as we all know, we need to assess the appropriacy…
Are you getting distracted from your main aim during a literature review? Don’t worry, this is a common challenge, particularly for more extensive projects like a thesis. What strategies can…
Many books have emerged about the virtues and vices of AI. One is The ChatGPT Revolution by Donna McGeorge. She used Chat GPT to write it and promotes it as…
Have you tried using AI to improve how you write? This time, we focus on an experiment in editing a research article which was originally condensed from various parts of…
Due to popular demand, I am again giving some advice on how to turn the research in your thesis into several journal articles. Some of you will already have several…
As most people come to me for proofreading and editing research articles or academic theses, you may not know about the other services I offer. There are three main kinds…
I have avoided writing about the pandemic in an effort to stay positive. As its effects linger, it is probably time to look at some of them. Covid has disrupted…
This time I am taking a look at some issues surrounding integrity as an editor. Clients generally share my general expectations and attitudes around what an editor should and should…
As we move closer to the middle of our third year since the pandemic began, it’s worth thinking again about what’s changed and how we’ve adapted. Even more importantly, how…