Author Michaela Panter, PhD

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?

Here, we highlight three additional strategies for concise writing: eliminating unnecessary spaces, repetition of units, and wordy transitions.

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.

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

• 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.

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

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.