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…
When was the last time you considered the benefits of volunteering? Everyone is pressed for time. Deadlines, multiple projects, responsibilities at home and at work, when do you have a…
This is the second of two newsletters with practical advice on online education. The first concerned learning online and this one includes some hints for teaching online. University lecturers might…
This is the first of two sets of practical advice on online education. Because of the pandemic, once they adjusted to teaching and learning online, some universities actually closed some…
There has been a constant push from some larger academic editing services to market themselves as the best to universities and research institutes. Let’s compare a small one or two…