Yateendra Joshi

The article discusses a few points of style related to bacterial nomenclature.

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.

This article covers the basic points of style authors should note while using the names of species in research papers. 

Discusses the recommendations concerning the use of capitals in eponyms

Authors often wonder when to use "woman" and "female" to keep scientific writing free of gender bias. This post provides guidance on using these terms effectively and appropriately. 

Most researchers avoid referring to individuals in their research paper. Instead, they use such terms as cases, subjects, and even data points. This post provides discusses the preferred usage of…

This post emphasizes the need to confirm that all the sources that are being cited are credible in order to avoid misrepresenting the facts from cited sources.

Highlights the case of a "reviewing ring" that eventually led to as many as 60 papers being retracted and offers a few tips on being alert to the possible misuse of a scientist's name.

Although the Acknowledgments section of a research paper is perhaps the easiest to write, this simple exercise can prove difficult. This post offers you some helpful tips.

Manuscript writing requires authors to take into account subtle differences in language usage. In keeping with this, the author of this article explains how the terms "about," "around," and "…