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Should I use "I" or "We" in Peer-Review Journal Submissions? [duplicate]
I am the single author for a journal article which focuses on the measurement and validation of two scale instruments. This is a purely quantitative report for submission in a top-tier educational ...
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Is it appropriate to use emoji or similar icons in a paper?
I'm not in academia anymore, but spend quite a bit of my time reading papers and using the findings as part of my job.
Today I picked up a paper that contained a couple of emoji-type icons in the ...
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Why is it bad practice to write "In [1], it is shown that..." [duplicate]
I don't remember where, but I read that it is not recommended to write, in a article, something like
[...], as detailed in [1].
Instead, we should write
[...], as detailed by Someone [1].
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Colloquial language in research papers
I recently read an article suggesting that you should write in the same way that you would talk. I agree with the ideas but I wonder how much it applies to formal venues like journal publications ...
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Why do papers not have a table of contents?
Most papers (at least in maths, but I believe this applies to other subjects as well) don't have a table of contents (TOC), but dedicate the last paragraph of the introduction to essentially the same ...
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Is it possible to contribute a native speaker for editing the paper and add him/her as authors? Is there anyone? [closed]
I'm working on SIMDization and Optimization. I usually do some great jobs. But writing a good article needs a good knowledge of writing skill. I've implemented many programs. I can write and organize ...
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Choosing a title for a research paper
What are the best practices for writing a research paper title? I am looking for some general guidelines.
Does one go with short and sweet?
Or a bit longer and informative?
Should one phrase it as ...
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To what extent should I follow "style rules" in academic writing?
Some journals request that authors follow a specific style manual (e.g., APA or Chicago manuals of style).
One style rule is to avoid starting a sentence with an abbreviation (with some exceptions).
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X theorem or X's theorem
I am always stuck by the randomness of some syntax rules in academic articles, hence I cannot infer a proper answer to this question:
Is there a correct way to choose among "X theorem" and "X's ...
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Conclusions section in a letter: To give a peek into new findings (not reported in letter) or not
Perhaps because this is my first letter, that I am writing independently, I don’t have a good grasp of the amount of significant results that need to be in the letter, to be published in the journal.
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Tense for the notational conventions
When writing the notational conventions of a paper, do you explain them in present or future tense?
For example, which of the following is preferrable:
In order to not confuse the meta-level equality ...
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"Storytelling" in the introduction: Math papers
This question is about best practices of writing manuscripts in mathematics.
Q. How much "storytelling" in the introduction section of a math paper is "appropriate"?
To clarify what I mean by "...
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In a short letter, should I mention what I am going to be explaining in the next section, at the end of each section?
I am writing a 3-page letter. Space is limited, so I am trying to find out whether I can eliminate additional words.
I noticed in most academic paper, the introduction ends with explaining whats ...
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Reviewers asked me to make my conclusion more "analytical" - how?
The editors of my peer-reviewed article asked me to write a more analytical conclusion, one that is more conclusive...Any pointers on how I can make it more analytical and less of just a synthesis?
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