21st February 2019 blog
Getting published in an academic journal is not an easy task. The competition is high and to succeed you must be thorough, well prepared and meticulous in the details. Nothing will get your manuscript rejected quicker than failing to meet the standard conventions of the journal, no matter how good…
21st February 2019 blog
The very nature of academic writing requires a precise use of language. There is no room for vague ideas floating out into a non-word void similar to that of deep space. Producing, controlling and mastering this precision is one of the hardest aspects of writing in an academic style, for…
21st February 2019 blog
If you're writing an academic paper, thesis, journal article or dissertation, you'll be required to cite your sources in a particular style. The style guide resources listed in our previous post will give you clear instructions about how to format your in-text citations and reference list or bibliography. It's a…
21st February 2019 blog
Proofreaders generally look for two kinds of errors while proofreading essays, journal articles, books, and other forms of writing: language-related errors and "non-text" formatting errors. To keep track of what to look for, proofreaders will often create or modify an existing proofreading checklist. The kind of checklist a proofreader follows…