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Research Paper Structure
What are the correct ways of including citations into the text of research papers? This article illustrates two ways of inserting citations into research papers…
- Yateendra Joshi
- August 18, 2016
P value is the most commonly reported statistic in research papers, and yet is widely misunderstood and misused. Recently, the American Statistical Association (ASA)…
- Marisha Fonseca
- May 11, 2016
Authors are often disappointed when their manuscript is rejected after initial screening and are left wondering what was wrong with the paper and why it was not even…
- Kakoli Majumder
- March 14, 2016
In this article, Ashley Smith discusses the common areas of author confusion regarding figure guidelines and offers suggestions on how to simplify and clarify journal…
- Editage Insights
- November 27, 2015
Journals expect authors to disclose any form of writing assistance by acknowledging the writer's contribution. However, authors are sometimes reluctant to disclose…
- Kakoli Majumder
- November 17, 2015
A typical data table in a research paper is a matrix of rows and columns. This post describes how the row and column headings should amplify the table title.
- Yateendra Joshi
- October 8, 2015
Dr. Xuejun Sun is a world leading researcher in hydrogen and hyperbaric oxygen studies. He has published 200+ peer reviewed papers on the effects of oxygen, hydrogen,…
- Editage Insights
- September 11, 2015
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…
- Yateendra Joshi
- July 3, 2015
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…
- Kakoli Majumder
- February 27, 2015
The article offers some suggestions on aspects of experimental research that are important, especially from the perspective of making the study reproducible. The…
- Marisha Fonseca
- December 23, 2014