Author Michaela Panter, PhD

Dr. Panter graduated from Yale University with a BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering and a PhD in Immunobiology, where her dissertation research focused on antigen presentation in human cells. Dr. Panter has also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine and as a writing advisor for graduate students in the sciences.

Michaela Panter, Senior Academic Editor

Michaela Panter

Senior Academic Editor

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12 Tips for Accelerating Manuscript Publication

Want to publish your research faster? In this article, you will find best practices for speeding up time to publication. Read to learn more!

by Michaela Panter, PhD

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Editing Tip: More Pesky Pairs of Similar-Sounding Words

English has over 250,000 words, so it's easy to confuse some. Here are some more similar-sounding words found in academic writing and how to avoid their misuse.

by Michaela Panter, PhD

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Defining Plagiarism

Plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct and can thus lead to dismissal from universities and other research institutions, article rejections or retractions from journals, and decreased credibility as a researcher. How do you know if you're plagiarizing?

by Michaela Panter, PhD

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The Ethics of Manuscript Authorship: Best Practices for Attribution

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), has established four criteria that each author of a paper should meet. This article and our free white paper, Credit Where Credit Is Due, detail and explore these criteria.

by Michaela Panter, PhD

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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

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Writing an Effective Figure Legend

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.

by Michaela Panter, PhD

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Understanding Submission and Publication Fees

  • A number of journals charge fees to authors of one kind or another.
  • Pre-publication fees, such as a submission fee or membership fee, are less common.
  • Researchers are more likely to encounter post-publications fees, such as an article processing charge or page fee.

by Michaela Panter, PhD

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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

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The Ethics of Peer Review

  • Many researchers do not get any specific instructions on being a peer reviewer.
  • In addition to the need to thoroughly read the manuscript and offer ways to improve it, it is important to understand the ethical considerations inherent to the process.

by Michaela Panter, PhD

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