Tag: Editing
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Developmental Editing Template: Your Guide to Critically Reviewing a Research Manuscript
This downloadable template is a checklist and planner you can use when editing your own or a colleague's manuscript.
by April Troester, PhD
1 min
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- Writing
Glossary of Grammar
This is our glossary of terms that we use in our articles.
by Kurt Spurlock, MA, ELS
8 min
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Advanced Google Scholar Searches for Field-Specific Terms
- You can find the best terminology to use in your manuscript by using the Google Scholar advanced search function
- The advanced search allows you to filter by exact phrase, with or without specific words, and by specified journal
by Michaela Panter, PhD
3 min
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- Writing
- Research Process
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Abbreviations in Figures: Saving Space but Frustrating Readers?
The unnecessary use of abbreviations in figures can make a paper more difficult to read and may be particularly troublesome for journal reviewers.
by Jody Plank, PhD
4 min
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6 Services That AJE Offers to Support Researchers
Learn about 6 services that AJE offers to help researchers communicate their research.
by AJE Team
1 min
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- Journals
- Writing
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Ask an Expert: Manuscript Formatting
This is the third part of our “Ask an Expert” interview series. In this installment, we spoke with Cheryl Casterline about the top issues in manuscript formatting.
by Cheryl Casterline, MA
4 min
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Ask an Expert: Figure Formatting
This is the second part of our “Ask an Expert” interview series. In this installment, we speak with figure formatter Stacie Meaux about the top issues in her work.
by Stacie Meaux, PhD
4 min
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- Peer Review
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Using Google Scholar vs. Ngram Viewer to Determine Field-Specific Conventions
- Both Google Scholar and Google Ngram Viewer can help provide direction on which field specific terms are relevant
- The tools vary in the number of phrases that can be searched for at the same time
- They also differ in how recent the literature they search through is
by Michaela Panter, PhD
3 min
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- Research Process
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“Data Not Shown” - 4 Reasons to Omit a Figure or Table
The phrase “data not shown” peppers scientific manuscripts, referring to findings that are relevant enough to be mentioned but not to be depicted in a figure or table. This lack of visual evidence seems to contradict the scholarly focus on careful documentation.
by Michaela Panter, PhD
3 min