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The terms e.g. and i.e. mean different things, and it is important to use the correct abbreviation to ensure that the meaning of a sentence is retained.

Journal cover letters are your chance to lobby on behalf of your manuscript. This AJE Journal Cover Letter Guide offers some useful tips for getting them right. It also includes a free journal cover letter template.

This article provides best practices on how (and when) to edit your research manuscript.

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.

Every researcher experiences rejection from journals at some point. A few options after desk rejection include appealing the decision, resubmitting, or finding a new journal. Research data is valuable and should be published somewhere.

Submitting a manuscript to an unsuitable journal is one of the most common mistakes made by authors, and both novice and seasoned researchers are capable of making this error. Considerations in the process include the journal's scope, any restrictions it imposes on manuscript types or topics, and the journal's Impact Factor.

• Automated proofreaders offer advantages, including saving time.
• However, they are not always the best choice for proofing the manuscript that speaks for your research.
• Here, we evaluate Grammarly to see what it gets right (and wrong) with research terms.

Although standards for writing legends for your figures vary from journal to journal, there are a few common principles that may help to ensure clarity.

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