• The English language contains hundreds of thousands of words, each with its own conventions of use
• Confusion often arises with pairs like 'affect'/'effect' and terms like 'evidence' or 'research' that can be nouns or verbs

Here are some tips for writing a good Materials and Methods section, which can lead to reproducibility of your results and credibility in the eyes of reviewers and readers.

Readers' favorite downloadable resources to help you with the academic writing and publishing processes.

An excellent way to make the results of your research clear for readers is to focus on limiting inconsistencies in the text. Here we discuss how to help you limit these inconsistencies.

Getting over scholarly article rejection is difficult, but you often have options. Here we help you navigate the process for managing article rejections and considering those options before moving forward.

How can you avoid plagiarism and increase your manuscript's likelihood of publication, especially in journals using plagiarism detection tools?

Some terminology and phrasing are essentially exclusive to case reports, although they may even be deemed incorrect or awkward in other contexts. Here are some examples.

Clarifying the difference between 'case' and 'patient' in medical or clinical research

AJE has resources to help you understand the various types of plagiarism and how best to avoid any accusations of unethical behavior in your writing.