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Tables and figures are commonly used in research papers to supplement text. In this post, you'll find useful tips regarding how to phrase the titles, how to style or…
Quick tips on writing titles for tables and figures in scientific papers
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This post discusses the minutiae of expressing rates (kilometres per hour, grams per litre, etc.) using negative exponents and the slash.
How to present rates in scientific writing
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The acknowledgements section is a way of publicly thanking people for their contribution to a study. However, we often find authors acknowledging people for personal…
Learn about the minor stylistic differences in labeling the parts of a multi-part figure as specified in four major style guides.
4 major style guides on labeling composite or multi-part illustrations
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Find tips on presenting genes and products of genes in this article. Gene nomenclature is fairly complex, and this article attempts to draw attention to its intricacies…
Style tips for presenting genes and gene products
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The article offers some suggestions on aspects of experimental research that are important, especially from the perspective of making the study reproducible. The…
This post explains how to print temperatures, seconds, and primers in describing a polymerase chain reaction.
Tips on specifying the steps of a polymerase chain reaction for thermocycles and primers
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The article discusses a few points of style related to bacterial nomenclature.
Style tips for presenting scientific names of bacteria
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A brief review of the scope and special features of a new learner's dictionary from Oxford University Press, meant for learners of academic English.
 English for academic writing: A helpful dictionary for researchers
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This article covers the basic points of style authors should note while using the names of species in research papers.