The document discusses the importance of editing and proofreading scientific manuscripts. It notes that editing improves language quality by making manuscripts more consistent, logical, and readable. This enhances communication and helps achieve publication. Poorly written manuscripts risk rejection, so authors should have their work professionally edited to correct errors and improve clarity before submission to journals.
The document discusses key aspects of technical writing. It explains that technical writing presents information to help readers solve problems and is used in documents like manuals, proposals, and reports. It communicates information between technical experts and users. Technical writing requires a clear, straightforward style and an understanding of the intended audience and purpose.
Scientific integrity calls for some basic originality. Plagiarism can destroy this original creativity and ideation. This presentation defines plagiarism (stealing from others' works) and some of the creative and systematic remedies.
This document provides guidance on academic writing. It discusses the importance of developing strong writing skills and understanding academic style. It covers planning and structuring essays, with the main parts being the introduction, main body, and conclusion. The main body should develop arguments using evidence and considering alternative perspectives. Academic writing requires a critical and objective style using formal language, impartial wording, and referencing all sources. The document also provides tips on writing concisely, structuring paragraphs, checking drafts, and meeting submission requirements.
The document discusses the characteristics and purpose of technical writing, highlighting that it must be clear, concise, accurate, and targeted towards a specific audience and purpose. It contrasts technical writing with creative writing and provides tips for writers such as defining the purpose and audience, determining an appropriate level of detail, and organizing information. The document also reviews elements of good technical writing style like using active voice and simple sentences as well as phrases and words that should be avoided.
This document provides an overview of citation indexing and describes some key tools and concepts. Citation indexing traces the use of ideas across research by identifying papers that cite older publications. The Institute for Scientific Information pioneered citation indexing databases like the Web of Science. While comprehensive, the WoS has limitations in coverage of non-English language and developing world journals. The Indian Citation Index was created to index more Indian publications and support research evaluation in India. Impact factors are calculated based on citations in the Journal Citation Reports to measure journal influence.
Web of Science is an online scientific citation indexing service that allows users to search bibliographic databases for academic literature. It is owned by Clarivate Analytics and provides access to multiple databases that index thousands of scholarly journals, books, and conference proceedings. Some key points:
- Web of Science allows citation searching to find academic sources that have cited a particular work or have been cited by other works.
- It provides citation metrics like the h-index and citation reports that measure the impact and influence of authors, publications, and institutions.
- Advanced search features allow using Boolean operators, field tags, and other tools to construct complex queries across various databases within Web of Science.
The document discusses the ethical issues of plagiarism and authorship that authors should avoid in scientific writing. It defines different types of plagiarism like intentional plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and duplicate publication that violate ethical guidelines. The document also explains various forms of authorship abuse like coercion authorship, honorary authorship, and ghost authorship that authors should avoid to maintain integrity in their research publications.
The document defines plagiarism as presenting the words, ideas, or creative works of others as one's own. It cites a study that found over half of students admit to some level of plagiarism on written assignments using the internet. The document discusses intentional versus unintentional plagiarism and provides examples of each. It notes the consequences of plagiarism can include failing grades, suspension, or expulsion. The document provides guidance on properly citing sources to avoid plagiarism.
The document discusses key aspects of technical writing. It explains that technical writing presents information to help readers solve problems and is used in documents like manuals, proposals, and reports. It communicates information between technical experts and users. Technical writing requires a clear, straightforward style and an understanding of the intended audience and purpose.
Scientific integrity calls for some basic originality. Plagiarism can destroy this original creativity and ideation. This presentation defines plagiarism (stealing from others' works) and some of the creative and systematic remedies.
This document provides guidance on academic writing. It discusses the importance of developing strong writing skills and understanding academic style. It covers planning and structuring essays, with the main parts being the introduction, main body, and conclusion. The main body should develop arguments using evidence and considering alternative perspectives. Academic writing requires a critical and objective style using formal language, impartial wording, and referencing all sources. The document also provides tips on writing concisely, structuring paragraphs, checking drafts, and meeting submission requirements.
The document discusses the characteristics and purpose of technical writing, highlighting that it must be clear, concise, accurate, and targeted towards a specific audience and purpose. It contrasts technical writing with creative writing and provides tips for writers such as defining the purpose and audience, determining an appropriate level of detail, and organizing information. The document also reviews elements of good technical writing style like using active voice and simple sentences as well as phrases and words that should be avoided.
This document provides an overview of citation indexing and describes some key tools and concepts. Citation indexing traces the use of ideas across research by identifying papers that cite older publications. The Institute for Scientific Information pioneered citation indexing databases like the Web of Science. While comprehensive, the WoS has limitations in coverage of non-English language and developing world journals. The Indian Citation Index was created to index more Indian publications and support research evaluation in India. Impact factors are calculated based on citations in the Journal Citation Reports to measure journal influence.
Web of Science is an online scientific citation indexing service that allows users to search bibliographic databases for academic literature. It is owned by Clarivate Analytics and provides access to multiple databases that index thousands of scholarly journals, books, and conference proceedings. Some key points:
- Web of Science allows citation searching to find academic sources that have cited a particular work or have been cited by other works.
- It provides citation metrics like the h-index and citation reports that measure the impact and influence of authors, publications, and institutions.
- Advanced search features allow using Boolean operators, field tags, and other tools to construct complex queries across various databases within Web of Science.
The document discusses the ethical issues of plagiarism and authorship that authors should avoid in scientific writing. It defines different types of plagiarism like intentional plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and duplicate publication that violate ethical guidelines. The document also explains various forms of authorship abuse like coercion authorship, honorary authorship, and ghost authorship that authors should avoid to maintain integrity in their research publications.
The document defines plagiarism as presenting the words, ideas, or creative works of others as one's own. It cites a study that found over half of students admit to some level of plagiarism on written assignments using the internet. The document discusses intentional versus unintentional plagiarism and provides examples of each. It notes the consequences of plagiarism can include failing grades, suspension, or expulsion. The document provides guidance on properly citing sources to avoid plagiarism.
This document provides an outline for a presentation on how to write a scientific paper for social sciences journals. It discusses key aspects of the research process such as defining research and knowledge, selecting a topic, developing a research question and hypothesis, choosing a methodology, finding and evaluating sources, taking notes, documenting sources, and writing drafts. The goal is to explain the techniques for writing research papers that can be published in peer-reviewed journals.
The document provides guidance on conducting a literature survey or review. It discusses defining literature and the objectives of a literature survey, which include gaining an understanding of the fundamentals and state-of-the-art in an area and discovering research topics based on existing research. The document outlines the main elements of a literature survey, including reviewing previous research, identifying gaps, and justifying how the present research will address gaps. It also provides tips on writing the literature survey, such as summarizing key findings and conclusions of sources. Finally, it discusses strategies for conducting an effective literature search, including refining topics and choosing appropriate databases.
Dr. Vinay Kumar discusses the issues of predatory publishing and journals. He defines predatory journals as those that exploit scholars' need to publish by failing to uphold proper editorial and peer review standards while charging publication fees. This corrupts the literature and can damage researchers' careers. Warning signs of predatory journals include lack of transparency, poor English, and inclusion on blacklists. Efforts to combat predatory journals include creating white and blacklists, improving publication literacy, and the HRD ministry removing bogus journals from India's UGC list.
This document provides guidance on writing a research paper. It discusses the key components of a research paper including the title, authors, table of contents, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions, and references. The introduction presents the problem and reviews previous literature. The materials and methods section describes the experimental design. The results section presents findings in a clear format like tables. The discussion interprets the data and results. The conclusions summarize the main findings. References are included to give credit to other relevant works. Proper formatting and citation of sources is important.
plagiarism detection tools and techniquesNimisha T
The document discusses various techniques for detecting plagiarism in text and source code. It defines plagiarism and describes how to avoid it through prevention and detection. For text, it covers substring matching, keyword similarity, fingerprint matching, and text parsing techniques. For source code, it discusses lexical similarities, parse trees, program dependence graphs, and metrics. It also provides examples of tools used for each type of plagiarism detection like PlagAware, MOSS, and JPlag.
Predatory publishers and journals exploit academic authors by charging publication fees without providing proper editorial and quality review services. They prioritize profits over quality. Characteristics include lack of peer review, editorial boards, and transparency about fees and operations. Jeffrey Beall created criteria to help identify predatory journals, and Cabell's Blacklist now catalogs over 4,000 questionable journals. Savitribai Phule Pune University developed a software tool to help researchers identify predatory publications. Several journal selection tools can also help match articles to legitimate journals.
This document provides an introduction to technical writing. It defines technical writing as writing that requires direction, instruction or explanation on a particular subject. The goals of technical writing are to deliver technical information to readers based on their needs and background, and to communicate with a specific audience for a specific purpose. Some key characteristics of effective technical writing are understanding the purpose and audience, providing accurate information clearly using efficient words and the proper writing style and punctuation.
The document discusses plagiarism, including its official definition, what it looks like, potential consequences, and how to avoid it by properly summarizing, paraphrasing, or quoting sources and citing them correctly. It provides guidance on citing sources in both the text of one's writing and in a works cited list using MLA format. Examples are given for how to cite different source types such as books, websites, and journal articles. The document emphasizes accurately referencing all sources to avoid plagiarism.
The document discusses the publishing process for academic journals. It covers key aspects of the process including peer review, revision, production, and publication. The impact factor is defined as the average number of citations to articles published in the past two years. Guidelines for publishing such as CONSORT and PRISMA are mentioned to enhance quality and transparency in health research. Authorship, plagiarism, and retraction policies are also summarized.
This document discusses research misconduct and outlines its harms, definitions, taxonomy, and common principles of research integrity. It notes that research misconduct undermines public trust, corrupts the scientific record, and leads to false conclusions. The document defines research misconduct according to the US Commission on Research Integrity and British Consensus Panel. It ranks misconduct in four levels of seriousness, from fabrication/falsification/plagiarism to lesser issues. Finally, it presents a "misconduct triangle" of opportunity, rationalization, and incentive, and lists common principles of research integrity.
From MLA handbook edition 7 I have given expanding thought about Format of Research paper that examine your research skill and methodology of research work.
The document discusses different aspects of websites, web pages, and the World Wide Web. It defines the World Wide Web as an open information space accessed via URLs and hyperlinks on the internet. Websites are collections of web pages that reside on the same server and are organized hierarchically with hyperlinks controlling navigation. Web pages can be static files or dynamically generated and are viewed using HTML in a web browser. The document also categorizes websites according to their style (static vs dynamic) and function (personal, commercial, government, non-profit).
Online journalism, strengths and weaknesses, citizen journalism, history of online journalism (including comprehensive history of online journalism in Nepal)
This document provides an introduction to COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and discusses publication ethics. It describes COPE's mission to educate and advance knowledge around safeguarding scholarly integrity. COPE membership includes over 12,500 members in over 100 countries representing various subject areas. The document outlines some of the key challenges in publication ethics according to COPE's membership surveys, including a lack of training in research and publication ethics. It also summarizes different types of ethics issues that may arise, such as plagiarism, authorship disputes, conflicts of interest, and fraud. Resources provided by COPE to support publication ethics are mentioned.
The document discusses the definition, types, and key components of an effective abstract. It notes that abstracts can be descriptive or informative, with descriptive abstracts written before a project and focusing on problems and methods, while informative abstracts are written after and focus on results and conclusions. An effective abstract is concise at 150-250 words, contains no vague statements, and can stand alone. It should include the paper's purpose and methodology, as well as its results and conclusions for informative abstracts. The abstract is written by the author and helps readers understand the full paper's relevance and content.
The document provides an overview of the structure and key components of a research paper, including: an introduction that establishes the context and research question; a literature review that summarizes previous work on the topic; a methods section that describes the study design and data collection; a results section that presents findings without interpretation; a discussion section that interprets the results in relation to previous work and outlines limitations; and a conclusion that summarizes key points. The document also provides tips for writing each section, such as using past tense and citing sources, and explains the purpose and organization of common elements like figures, tables, and references.
The document provides guidance on crafting a literature review. It defines a literature review as a discussion of research in an area that leads to a research question. It notes literature reviews should be informative, evaluative, and integrative. The purpose is to map the research topic, contextualize it in current literature, and justify the research question. The process involves finding, managing, critiquing, and writing about relevant sources. Tips are provided such as identifying consensus/divergence and using specific details to persuade the reader.
Editing has evolved significantly since the earliest films. [1] The first filmmakers like Porter did not edit at all and filmed entire movies in single shots. [2] Griffith was influential in developing techniques like parallel editing and helped establish Hollywood style editing. [3] Soviet filmmakers like Kuleshov, Eisenstein experimented extensively with techniques like cross-cutting and montage to convey meaning and provoke audience reactions. Digital technology in the late 20th century revolutionized editing with nonlinear systems, allowing editors flexibility and power to edit digitized video files rather than tapes.
This document provides an outline for a presentation on how to write a scientific paper for social sciences journals. It discusses key aspects of the research process such as defining research and knowledge, selecting a topic, developing a research question and hypothesis, choosing a methodology, finding and evaluating sources, taking notes, documenting sources, and writing drafts. The goal is to explain the techniques for writing research papers that can be published in peer-reviewed journals.
The document provides guidance on conducting a literature survey or review. It discusses defining literature and the objectives of a literature survey, which include gaining an understanding of the fundamentals and state-of-the-art in an area and discovering research topics based on existing research. The document outlines the main elements of a literature survey, including reviewing previous research, identifying gaps, and justifying how the present research will address gaps. It also provides tips on writing the literature survey, such as summarizing key findings and conclusions of sources. Finally, it discusses strategies for conducting an effective literature search, including refining topics and choosing appropriate databases.
Dr. Vinay Kumar discusses the issues of predatory publishing and journals. He defines predatory journals as those that exploit scholars' need to publish by failing to uphold proper editorial and peer review standards while charging publication fees. This corrupts the literature and can damage researchers' careers. Warning signs of predatory journals include lack of transparency, poor English, and inclusion on blacklists. Efforts to combat predatory journals include creating white and blacklists, improving publication literacy, and the HRD ministry removing bogus journals from India's UGC list.
This document provides guidance on writing a research paper. It discusses the key components of a research paper including the title, authors, table of contents, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusions, and references. The introduction presents the problem and reviews previous literature. The materials and methods section describes the experimental design. The results section presents findings in a clear format like tables. The discussion interprets the data and results. The conclusions summarize the main findings. References are included to give credit to other relevant works. Proper formatting and citation of sources is important.
plagiarism detection tools and techniquesNimisha T
The document discusses various techniques for detecting plagiarism in text and source code. It defines plagiarism and describes how to avoid it through prevention and detection. For text, it covers substring matching, keyword similarity, fingerprint matching, and text parsing techniques. For source code, it discusses lexical similarities, parse trees, program dependence graphs, and metrics. It also provides examples of tools used for each type of plagiarism detection like PlagAware, MOSS, and JPlag.
Predatory publishers and journals exploit academic authors by charging publication fees without providing proper editorial and quality review services. They prioritize profits over quality. Characteristics include lack of peer review, editorial boards, and transparency about fees and operations. Jeffrey Beall created criteria to help identify predatory journals, and Cabell's Blacklist now catalogs over 4,000 questionable journals. Savitribai Phule Pune University developed a software tool to help researchers identify predatory publications. Several journal selection tools can also help match articles to legitimate journals.
This document provides an introduction to technical writing. It defines technical writing as writing that requires direction, instruction or explanation on a particular subject. The goals of technical writing are to deliver technical information to readers based on their needs and background, and to communicate with a specific audience for a specific purpose. Some key characteristics of effective technical writing are understanding the purpose and audience, providing accurate information clearly using efficient words and the proper writing style and punctuation.
The document discusses plagiarism, including its official definition, what it looks like, potential consequences, and how to avoid it by properly summarizing, paraphrasing, or quoting sources and citing them correctly. It provides guidance on citing sources in both the text of one's writing and in a works cited list using MLA format. Examples are given for how to cite different source types such as books, websites, and journal articles. The document emphasizes accurately referencing all sources to avoid plagiarism.
The document discusses the publishing process for academic journals. It covers key aspects of the process including peer review, revision, production, and publication. The impact factor is defined as the average number of citations to articles published in the past two years. Guidelines for publishing such as CONSORT and PRISMA are mentioned to enhance quality and transparency in health research. Authorship, plagiarism, and retraction policies are also summarized.
This document discusses research misconduct and outlines its harms, definitions, taxonomy, and common principles of research integrity. It notes that research misconduct undermines public trust, corrupts the scientific record, and leads to false conclusions. The document defines research misconduct according to the US Commission on Research Integrity and British Consensus Panel. It ranks misconduct in four levels of seriousness, from fabrication/falsification/plagiarism to lesser issues. Finally, it presents a "misconduct triangle" of opportunity, rationalization, and incentive, and lists common principles of research integrity.
From MLA handbook edition 7 I have given expanding thought about Format of Research paper that examine your research skill and methodology of research work.
The document discusses different aspects of websites, web pages, and the World Wide Web. It defines the World Wide Web as an open information space accessed via URLs and hyperlinks on the internet. Websites are collections of web pages that reside on the same server and are organized hierarchically with hyperlinks controlling navigation. Web pages can be static files or dynamically generated and are viewed using HTML in a web browser. The document also categorizes websites according to their style (static vs dynamic) and function (personal, commercial, government, non-profit).
Online journalism, strengths and weaknesses, citizen journalism, history of online journalism (including comprehensive history of online journalism in Nepal)
This document provides an introduction to COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) and discusses publication ethics. It describes COPE's mission to educate and advance knowledge around safeguarding scholarly integrity. COPE membership includes over 12,500 members in over 100 countries representing various subject areas. The document outlines some of the key challenges in publication ethics according to COPE's membership surveys, including a lack of training in research and publication ethics. It also summarizes different types of ethics issues that may arise, such as plagiarism, authorship disputes, conflicts of interest, and fraud. Resources provided by COPE to support publication ethics are mentioned.
The document discusses the definition, types, and key components of an effective abstract. It notes that abstracts can be descriptive or informative, with descriptive abstracts written before a project and focusing on problems and methods, while informative abstracts are written after and focus on results and conclusions. An effective abstract is concise at 150-250 words, contains no vague statements, and can stand alone. It should include the paper's purpose and methodology, as well as its results and conclusions for informative abstracts. The abstract is written by the author and helps readers understand the full paper's relevance and content.
The document provides an overview of the structure and key components of a research paper, including: an introduction that establishes the context and research question; a literature review that summarizes previous work on the topic; a methods section that describes the study design and data collection; a results section that presents findings without interpretation; a discussion section that interprets the results in relation to previous work and outlines limitations; and a conclusion that summarizes key points. The document also provides tips for writing each section, such as using past tense and citing sources, and explains the purpose and organization of common elements like figures, tables, and references.
The document provides guidance on crafting a literature review. It defines a literature review as a discussion of research in an area that leads to a research question. It notes literature reviews should be informative, evaluative, and integrative. The purpose is to map the research topic, contextualize it in current literature, and justify the research question. The process involves finding, managing, critiquing, and writing about relevant sources. Tips are provided such as identifying consensus/divergence and using specific details to persuade the reader.
Editing has evolved significantly since the earliest films. [1] The first filmmakers like Porter did not edit at all and filmed entire movies in single shots. [2] Griffith was influential in developing techniques like parallel editing and helped establish Hollywood style editing. [3] Soviet filmmakers like Kuleshov, Eisenstein experimented extensively with techniques like cross-cutting and montage to convey meaning and provoke audience reactions. Digital technology in the late 20th century revolutionized editing with nonlinear systems, allowing editors flexibility and power to edit digitized video files rather than tapes.
Editing involves combining visual and audio material through techniques like cuts, transitions, and shot sequencing to present narratives, ideas, and tell stories. Proper editing follows conventions like the 180-degree rule, shot-reverse-shot pattern, and match cuts to clearly convey relationships between characters and scenes. By strategically employing techniques such as parallel editing, motivated edits, and manipulating time and space, editors craft meaning and influence audience understanding of media.
Lecture 1) Purpose & importance of editing, continuity editingiain bruce
This document discusses the importance of editing in filmmaking. It defines editing as the careful selection and arrangement of material to form a coherent whole. Editing involves deciding what shots to include, setting the duration of each shot, and placing the shots in sequence to create meaning for the audience. Editing is used to create drama, pace, emotion, tell a story, create atmosphere, and engage the audience. Continuity editing creates a clear narrative flow through realistic time and spatial relationships between shots. Jump cutting distorts time through elliptical cuts. The document provides examples of scenes cut using continuity editing and jump cutting.
The document provides instructions for editing an essay before printing the final draft. It recommends checking that the title is centered at the top with the author's first and last name centered underneath. Paragraphs should be indented and the essay should be double spaced. Acceptable font styles, sizes between 12-16 point, correct use of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling should also be reviewed.
Editing involves assembling shots in a way that shapes the rhythm and pace of a film. There are different types of transitions between shots, such as fades, dissolves, and wipes, which can blend or connect two shots. Editing techniques like cross-cutting, montages, and adjusting the length of shots can impact the pace and emphasize changes in mood or action within a film.
PRINT JOURNALISM II- OBJECTIVES & PRINCIPLES OF EDITINGTrinity Dwarka
PRINT JOURNALISM II- OBJECTIVES & PRINCIPLES OF EDITING
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The document discusses the history and evolution of film editing from its origins with the Lumiere Brothers' Cinematographe in 1895. It covers key developments like Edwin Porter using unrelated footage to tell new stories in 1901. D.W. Griffith introduced continuity editing and close-ups in 1908. Techniques developed through directors like Eisenstein, Griffith's 1915 film The Birth of a Nation, and the introduction of sound. Editing has allowed films to manipulate time and space to keep audiences engaged through techniques such as cuts, transitions, camera angles, and narrative structure.
The document discusses various aspects of writing a thesis, including structure, starting the writing process, and typical sections. It emphasizes that a thesis should tell the story of the research in a logical manner, addressing the aim, importance, methods, findings and conclusions. Sections should flow coherently and be structured to answer key questions like the research aim and context. The writing process is iterative, and it can be helpful to start with easier sections before structuring the entire thesis.
Tshwane University of Technology Faculty Publication Shortcourse 12-13 June 2013Steve McCool
This document provides an overview and guidance for a course on building a faculty publication record. The course is a collaboration between Tshwane University of Technology and the University of Montana, and is facilitated by Stephen McCool from the University of Montana.
The background section introduces McCool, who has over 200 publications emphasizing topics like visitor management in protected areas and sustainable tourism. The course goals are to provide an immediate understanding of the publication process and long-term goals of increasing TUT's publication output.
The course will include facilitated discussions, small group exercises to develop review skills, and large group discussions. It will cover topics like the importance of peer-reviewed publication, components of manuscript preparation and production, and key
Common mistakes in presenting manuscripts to scientific journalsFredy RS Gutierrez
This document discusses common mistakes made when presenting scientific manuscripts to journals and provides tips to avoid them. It outlines mistakes like poor structure, incorrect statistical analysis, unclear figures, and references. It then provides advice on choosing the right journal, writing clearly, having the work critiqued, and thoroughly proofreading before submission. Overall, the document aims to help scientists improve their manuscript writing and preparation to avoid typical errors that could lead to rejection.
The document provides guidance on writing a scientific report, including sections to include such as an introduction describing the problem, methods explaining how the study was conducted, results presenting findings without interpretation, and a discussion analyzing meaning and relating findings back to objectives. Key recommendations include writing in a clear, logical flow; using figures and tables to support the text; and providing all necessary details for others to replicate the study. Consistent formatting and avoiding jargon are also advised.
This presentation provides an overview of how to write a research paper. It discusses choosing a topic, gathering materials through research, making an outline, taking notes, quoting and paraphrasing sources, and issues of plagiarism. The main parts of a research paper are introduced as the abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. The purpose of each section is explained. Consistent formatting of sources is recommended to help readers understand arguments and allow easy referencing.
This presentation provides an overview of how to write a research paper. It discusses choosing a topic, gathering materials through research, making an outline, taking notes, using quotes and paraphrasing properly to avoid plagiarism, and formatting the paper consistently. The main sections of a research paper are typically an abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. Consistent formatting is important to help readers understand arguments and sources.
Reviewing an Article, What do reviewers look for in an original article.pdfAhmed Elshebiny
Peer reviewers play an important role in evaluating research articles submitted for publication. Reviewers look for originality, scientific merit, quality writing, and relevance. The document outlines the peer review process and provides tips for both authors and reviewers. For authors, presenting a well-organized article with clear writing can help address reviewer comments and improve chances of acceptance. Reviewers should provide constructive feedback within their area of expertise while maintaining confidentiality and disclosing conflicts of interest. Journals are recognizing reviewer contributions to help improve the peer review system.
The document provides instructions on how to write effective tabloid articles. It discusses techniques for grabbing readers' attention in headlines, such as using short phrases, puns, humor and intrigue. It provides examples of tabloid headlines and analyzes the techniques they use. It also contrasts the language of tabloid articles with standard news articles, noting how tabloid articles use shorter sentences, paragraphs and more casual language. Finally, it gives guidance to students on constructing their own tabloid headline and article, focusing on sensational details, eyewitness accounts and speculation.
This document provides guidance on writing a research paper, including the importance of publication for scientific progress. It discusses various aspects of writing a paper such as choosing a publication type, structuring the paper, selecting results to include, writing the title, determining authorship, and drafting the abstract. Key recommendations include identifying the paper's aim early, waiting until results are finalized before writing, and communicating the work in a clear manner to ensure it is read and understood.
The document provides guidance on how to write tabloid articles, including constructing eye-catching headlines and using concise yet engaging language throughout the article. Specific techniques are examined, such as using puns, humor, and intrigue in headlines to grab readers' attention. Sample headlines and articles are analyzed. The last sections guide writing one's own headline and tabloid article by applying techniques like short phrases, witness interviews, and speculation.
The document provides guidance on how to write tabloid articles, including tips for eye-catching headlines and language style. Headlines should be short, use puns or plays on words, and intrigue readers. Sample headlines are analyzed. Tabloid language is direct, using short sentences and paragraphs. Students then work on constructing their own headline and tabloid article applying the techniques covered.
The document provides information on report writing. It discusses the key components of a report such as the introduction, body, and conclusion. It also distinguishes reports from essays, noting that reports present information objectively without arguments, use headings and subheadings, and can include graphics. The document outlines different types of reports and provides tips for writing a good report, including ensuring it has clarity of thought and is comprehensive yet concise. An example of a sample report on computer scanners is also included to demonstrate the typical structure and sections of a report.
The document provides information on report writing. It discusses the key components of a report such as the introduction, body, and conclusion. It also distinguishes reports from essays, noting that reports present information objectively without arguments. Finally, it outlines different types of reports and the important elements to include when writing a good report such as clarity of thought and being comprehensive yet concise.
This document provides guidance on writing academic projects. It discusses the components of a scientific text such as the introduction, body, and conclusion. The body should include an analysis section where the topic is "deconstructed" as well as a synthesis section to "construct." The introduction should define the problem field at a broad level and present a precise problem formulation. The conclusion should summarize the analysis and perspectives without introducing new information. Maintaining a balance between analysis and description is important.
How to Calculate the H-index and Effective Response of ReviewerVIT-AP University
The document provides information on calculating the H-index and responding effectively to reviewer comments. It discusses that the H-index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a scientist's publications. The H-index is based on the scientist's most cited papers and the number of citations they received. The document also provides common phrases to use in responding to reviewer comments and thanks the reviewers for their feedback to strengthen the manuscript. Useful research tools and links are also listed.
Publishing in a High Quality Journal.pptxIbrahim573144
The document provides biographical information about two speakers for an upcoming seminar on publishing in high-quality journals:
1) Alvin K. Mulashani, who has degrees in oil and natural gas engineering from XSYU and CUG and works in the School of Earth Resources at Wuhan University.
2) Ibrahim AL-Wesabi, who has degrees in artificial intelligence from SU and CUG and is pursuing a PhD in artificial intelligence and optimization algorithms for renewable energy resources at Wuhan University.
The seminar will be held on September 22nd at the Silk Road Institute campus and discuss topics such as introducing artificial intelligence and bioinspired algorithms, using AI in renewable energy, publishing background,
Scientific research and publication walk throughRoshni Mehta
Humble effort made in the form of this presentation will assist in the accomplishment of exploratory as well as result-oriented research studies. I shall feel amply rewarded if this slides proves helpful in the development of genuine research studies.
As a scientist, we must write, and, as an experimentalist, writing while you work strengthens your research. Writing a paper can be an integral part of observational science. Our manuscript can even be a blueprint for our experiments.
This document provides an overview of how to write a research paper. It begins by explaining why learning to write research papers is important for college students. It then outlines the typical structure of a research paper, including sections like the abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. The document discusses how to choose a research topic and gather materials. It provides guidance on writing each section and emphasizes using a consistent format for citations and references. The goal is to teach students the key components of a successful research paper.
The document provides information about scientific publishing. It begins by discussing the world's first scientific journal, Philosophical Transactions, established in 1665. It then outlines the agenda, including why authors should publish, what status scholarly publications have in Portugal, and details about journals and books. The rest of the document goes into further detail about topics related to publishing research, such as choosing the right journal, the peer review process, and improving chances of acceptance.
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“Scientists are
rated by what
they finish, not
by what they
attempt”
5. WHY WRITE & PUBLISH RESEARCH
PAPERS?
Ideally –
to share research findings and discoveries with the
hope of advancing knowledge.
Practically –
to get funding
to get promotion
to get a job
to retain a job!
7. Publication Process: From Author to Journal
START
Completion of research
Preparation of manuscript
Submission of manuscript
Assignment and review
Decision
Rejection Revision
Resubmission
Re-review
Acceptance
Rejection
Publication
8. Major reasons for rejection
Confirmatory (not novel)
Poor experimental design
- Poor controls
- Hypothesis not adequately tested
Inappropriate for journal
Poorly written (Improper ENGLISH)
Other factors
9. Ten characteristics of a dull paper
1. Avoid Focus
2. Avoid originality and personality
3. Make the article really really long
4. Do not indicate any potential implications
5. Leave out illustrations (…too much effort to draw a sensible
drawing)
6. Omit necessary steps of reasoning
7. Use abbreviations and technical terms that only specialists in the
field can understand
8. Make it sound too serious with no significant discussion
9. Focus only on statistics
10. Support every statement with a reference
Sand-Jenson in Oikos 2007, 116 723 (C&E News Sept 10, 2007)
10. Author Responsibilities
Preparation and Submission of Manuscripts:
General Rules:
Ensure that the work is new and original research
Ensure that all the authors listed on the manuscript are
aware of submission and agree with content and support
submission
Authors agree that the manuscript can be examined by
anonymous reviewers.
Obtain copyright permission if figures, tables from other
publications need to be reproduced
Include proper affiliation
11. To do even better ….
The authors should make every effort to make a good
presentation with proper usage of English grammar.
“English is not my Native Language” is not a valid
justification for reviewer who cannot comprehend.
Reviewers do not wish to review papers that are not
readable. Badly written papers are often recommended
as “REJECT” by the Reviewers
Some Publication office helps to edit the language for
accepted manuscripts, but this only happens if the
English is good enough to be reviewed.
12. Role of Editing in Enhancing Language Quality
Example
Nature and the Nature research journals copyedit
(subedit) scientific research papers to
Ensure that the journal reads in correct English
Enhance the reader’s perception of the journal
Attention to language quality will impact target audience—
more people will read it, cite it, it will receive more media coverage,
and so on.
SOURCE: www.nature.com/nature/authors/get_published/index.html
13. Attributes of Good Writing
Structure and flow of writing
Style of writing / ease of reading
Support and evidence for points being
made /thought and argument
Relevance to the purpose of the writing
Language, style, clarity, formatting
Editing and proofing
Proper referencing and bibliography
14. Grammar and spelling
Grammar and spelling add to the image of a document
Errors in grammar and spelling suggest carelessness, or
lack of professionalism
Grammatical errors can cause confusion and slow the
reader down
Grammatical and spelling errors can (subconsciously)
cause the reader to turn against you
15. CLARITY -Example
Less Correct
Less Correct More correct
More correct
We have analyzed this
We have analyzed this This process conforms to
This process conforms to
process exhaustively and
process exhaustively and public procurement
public procurement
found, at the end of our
found, at the end of our
investigations, that the public
Competitive
legislation.
legislation.
investigations, that the public
procurement procedure
procurement procedure price
involved with regard to the
involved with regard to the
efforts at procurement in this
efforts at procurement in this
case are in line with current
case are in line with current
legislative requirements.
legislative requirements.
17. Impact of Editing on Language Quality
Author submits an unedited
Author submits an unedited Journal finds language Author gets manuscript edited
Author gets manuscript edited Example
manuscript to aajournal
manuscript to journal & resubmits it to the journal
& resubmits it to the journal
weak and suggests
professional editing
A. Unedited manuscript
A. Unedited manuscript B. Professionally edited
B. Professionally edited
In this paper, an online tool
In this paper, an online tool manuscript
manuscript
wear estimation method,
wear estimation method, In this paper, an online method,
In this paper, an online method,
based on feed motor
based on feed motor based on the feed motor current
based on the feed motor current
current signals is signals, has been proposed for
signals, has been proposed for Output
Output
current signals is
proposed. A special tool wear estimation during
tool wear estimation during has
has
proposed. A special
attention has been done
attention has been done machining. AAspecial attention
machining. special attention
has been given on monitoring Correct
Correct
on effect of work piece
on effect of work piece has been given on monitoring
clamping method on the effect of work piece
the effect of work piece grammar
grammar
clamping method on
measured current
measured current clamping method on current
clamping method on current
signals. ItIthas been shown that Formal
Formal
signals and it has shown
signals and it has shown signals. has been shown that
that the signals vary by the current signals vary as aa
the current signals vary as tone
tone
that the signals vary by
respecting to distance of
respecting to distance of function of the distance of
function of the distance of
cutting force from cutting force from clamping
cutting force from clamping Good
Good
cutting force from
clamping points. points.
points. readability
readability
clamping points.
18. Impact of Editing on Language Quality
Example
Sentence is more
C. Published after proofreading D. Published after editing
concise
In this work the possibility of obtaining The possibility of obtaining rectilinear
a rectilinear motion of bodies partially motion of bodies without the use of
or totally submerged without using propellers, when partially or totally
propellers is evaluated. submerged, is evaluated .
Better word
In this study, we investigate the choice In this stureport a new technique for
possibility of measuring phosphate measuring phosphate groups in
groups in phostides by using a phospides uurier transform infrared
microscopic Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), and assess
spectrometer (FT-IR) and assess whether this technique is easier and
whether this technique is easier and faster than using established methods
faster than
using established methods.
No proofreading errors Technical No proofreading errors
Readability is low
oversight
corrected Improved readability
19. Impact of Editing on Language Quality
Good editing ensures Good editing depends on
Correct English (1) Skills and expertise of the professional
No grammar and
punctuation errors editor (which depends on the author’s
No spelling errors ability to select a good editor)
No word/phrase
choice errors
(2) The process and tools the editor uses to
Better Readability ensure that there are no oversights and the
Native English correct style is followed
Crisp, formal tone
and consistent style
Elimination of (3) Quality of the original manuscript
ambiguity (which depends on the author/translator’s
or poor logic
English skills)
20. A Suggested Approach before sending to
journals
What to do How to do it
1. Refer to author instructions/guidelines of reputed
sure you have followed all the requirements
Step1 of the journal about electronic submission journals.
etc 2. Get it edited by your colleagues or avail the
services of an editing professional.
3. Create a template for manuscript submission.
Make sure to get your manuscript edited by
professional editors . Listen to what they 1. Make a judicious selection of professional
Step 2 say, especially if same criticism comes up editors.
several 2. Keep a ready list of these editors in your
times. website.
3. Ask for a sample editing .
Review the edited manuscript and check it
for consistency in language quality, style,
Step 3 tone, and format. 1. Build an in-house review team, or
2. Collaborate with professional editors
Ensure that the editing is made contextually,
i.e. the meaning of the sentences do not get
changed after editing.
21. Summary
Editing enhances the quality of a manuscript by correcting
errors in English and improving readability.
Improperly written manuscript is often neglected by the
reviewers.
Availing the services of professional editors and proofreaders
will help in greatly improving the quality of communication and
producing an error free professional manuscript written in clear
and concise English .