Questions tagged [writing]
For questions on the process of writing. For questions on the content of writing, use [writing-style].
1,207
questions
2
votes
1
answer
174
views
Can I provide citations in the abstract of a project proposal
I am writing a project proposal for the first time but I am in dilemma whether I should add the citation in the abstract as well or not. Any suggestions?
- 53
0
votes
1
answer
115
views
How to shorten references
How to shorten the reference format to maximum one line per reference so that it fits to the guidelines. I have already used APA format. But is there any other format for doing so?
- 53
12
votes
11
answers
12k
views
Should I decline a PhD offer due to writing problems?
I finished my masters with a good GPA, it is an 4.0 equivalent to US grading system. However, I know that a PhD is heavily related to writing a lot and writing is by far the most important thing in ...
- 171
7
votes
2
answers
264
views
Which software can check on false references and incorrect citation on student papers?
I'm a TA at a medium-sized university in Asia, and as part of my routine, I randomly review student papers before using Turnitin for plagiarism checks. During these reviews, I've come across numerous ...
- 89
3
votes
2
answers
133
views
How to write a good introduction for a software package in a paper?
There are several algorithms in my research area, and I'm the first to implement them all together in a R package with Rcpp. I'm working on a paper in which I'd like to compare those algorithms as ...
- 359
1
vote
1
answer
177
views
Conference paper collaboration problem, course of action
A while ago I presented at a conference where a recent PhD gave a presentation co-authored with his professor. The talk, which was about a topic similar to that of my own talk, was good. The presenter ...
- 11
-1
votes
1
answer
117
views
In a small dissertation text of 3 or 4 pages, is it possible to divide the text into sections and/or subchapters?
I'm going to do a public contest whose proof is a dissertation text. To better organize ideas and present them clearly, I intend to divide them into a few sections. However, if they reject the text ...
16
votes
6
answers
2k
views
Does it make sense to send fanmail to scientists whose works I enjoyed? How to make it make sense? [duplicate]
While writing my PhD I've come across some writings that were OUTSTANDINGLY well written, handy and helpful.
Obviously I cited them, but as I understand, thesis citations aren't counted by various ...
- 1,504
12
votes
2
answers
1k
views
If you introduce an abbreviation/acronym in the abstract, should you reintroduce it in the introduction to be safe? [duplicate]
For instance, say I introduce the term "macular degeneration" in the abstract and follow it with (MD) to establish the abbreviation. Should I just use (MD) from then on, including in the ...
- 597
14
votes
2
answers
3k
views
MSc Dissertation - Model may have been flawed from the start, how do I deal with writing about it?
I'm currently writing my MSc dissertation for an MSc in Artificial Intelligence. My university allocates a 3-month period for the whole project.
At this point in the project, I realised my reasoning ...
- 143
4
votes
1
answer
147
views
Writing a six-year individual (group leader) research proposal (in machine learning)
I am planning to apply for a young research group leader grant. (Specifically: the DFG Emmy Noether program.) This is for a six-year funding period, including funding for myself as a group leader and ...
- 1,132
1
vote
0
answers
27
views
Can a statement of interest be a narrative storytelling kind of style? I'm doing this for a program
More specific is the prompt here:
Share why you want to serve on this committee! Your statement of interest should describe your background, knowledge, and any experience that would add value to the ...
- 11
6
votes
3
answers
1k
views
What's the proper name for the section of a research paper introduction where you propose a method? Not to be confused with actual Methods section
I realize there are many ways to structure an introduction. This research paper's introduction has 3 sections: Background and Significance, Relevant Literature, and a third section where I actually ...
- 161
1
vote
2
answers
202
views
What are the correct English tenses in a manuscript?
The following examples are representative situations in scientific writing. I hope to understand whether there are any preferred or correct tenses, and whether there are grammatical reasons and ...
- 5,535
58
votes
12
answers
13k
views
Co-author uses ChatGPT for academic writing - is it ethical?
I am writing a paper with a co-author. I spent a considerable amount of time (several months) writing a first draft of the paper. I then sent it to co-author asking them to revise the draft and add ...
- 53.1k
3
votes
2
answers
243
views
Interpretation and compliance with IEEE guidelines regarding the use of AI-generated text in research papers
I am in the process of submitting a research paper to an IEEE journal. While going through the submission guidelines, I came across the following instruction:
The use of artificial intelligence (AI)–...
- 7,777
7
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Do spelling changes count as translations for citations when using different English dialects?
Please assume I have a direct quote that contains: "found in the neighborhood". I wish to use this as a direct quote in my paper.
My spelling checker flagged on "neighbourhood" ...
- 245
1
vote
1
answer
106
views
On the merit of text-to-speech system during manuscript writing
Background - I am an educative staff in an university. In my country, there is not a tenure system, but I can work here until the specified retired age. I am suffering from every kind of ...
- 11
0
votes
2
answers
338
views
how to avoid procrastination of writing manuscript?
Let me ask an academician who knows lifehacks well. I'm thinking of ways to avoid the following vicious cycle related to writing manuscripts.
Go straight to one's keyboard or terminal
→ people can't ...
- 11
0
votes
2
answers
252
views
Software Citation APA 7 - RStudio and Qualtrics
As part of my social psychology academic research paper, I have difficulty finding information about Software citations. I used the 'R Studio' IDE to do the statistical analysis, and used 'Qualtrics' ...
0
votes
2
answers
255
views
If I copy from any source do I also have to use inverted commas along with the source?
I am writing a report in which I have to define some terminology. If I copy from any source and paste it and mention the source will it be enough or do I also have to mark inverted commas along with ...
- 169
0
votes
1
answer
203
views
What do you call a paper without solid analysis and discussion?
I find in my reviewing activities that the last few years I've encountered more and more papers that are "data dumps". They tend to be papers with lots of data but very little analysis, ...
- 1,047
2
votes
2
answers
139
views
Program/Process for updating calculation results in manuscripts
When writing a manuscript, my current practice is to conduct whichever calculations needed in one specific program (e.g. Python or Matlab) then copy and paste the result of the calculation into the ...
- 197
3
votes
1
answer
91
views
How to refer to the work you are presenting in a scientific paper?
I am co-authoring a scientific paper. In the related works section, we discussed how our work addresses some of the limitations not evaluated in the literature.
To keep style more formal, we ...
- 43
3
votes
6
answers
3k
views
Sending paper to a journal while proposing its shortening right away
The Setup
I hold a prepared and written manuscript (10 500 words of text) focused on argumenting about specific problem in my field of study. This paper has been rejected few times from the most ...
- 216
1
vote
2
answers
110
views
Does a problem statement chapter contributes / addressing a research question by establishing a deeper problem understanding?
Considering a PhD thesis that use a problem statement chapter in the middle of the thesis. The reason for the chapter is that the required background information is only, fully available at this point....
- 534
0
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Is the use of we / us (in the sense of the reader and writer exploring the topic) accepted in a PhD thesis or bad style? [duplicate]
Before, referring just to some other question that sounds likely to be the same, e.g., about can I write: "I/We have developed X?", what I am asking about is: "Let us (you the reader ...
- 534
1
vote
1
answer
239
views
Best way to write an equation while explaining something in a paper
I have found it difficult sometimes to write properly an equation in the middle of some explanations on a research paper, for example:
This can be rewritten by a change in parametrization a = m as,
E ...
- 671
17
votes
13
answers
7k
views
First authorship dispute between the research leader and the person who did the most important analysis. What is the solution?
I'm involved in a research with a first authorship dispute between the one who lead the research and the one who did the most important part of the analysis.
I give you the facts from a neutral ...
- 181
3
votes
1
answer
178
views
Should I reproduce figures from other publications in my thesis to make it more self-contained?
I am working on a computer science master's thesis wherein I occasionally cite figures and tables from other works. Currently, the way I am doing this is something like
Foo et al. (2021) visualise ...
- 541
2
votes
1
answer
199
views
Can I get into a career that specialises in mathematics writing?
Ever since I learned about math writing in LaTeX, I have really enjoyed it.
Over the summer before my freshman year of college, I spent hours rewriting a few papers I had written in google docs (yes ...
- 236
0
votes
0
answers
47
views
How to make a Diagram like these for research papers? [duplicate]
im writing a research paper and as part of it I am discussing methods of calibrating a 3D camera. I found this image from another paper i was reading and was wanting to replicate it for my own paper ...
0
votes
2
answers
76
views
Adding new experiment in results and discussion section
I'm writing a paper and found some straightforward additional things to do based on what I wrote in the Results and Discussion section.
I want to add a new experiment based on the findings and I am ...
- 13
3
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Giving instructions on how to use ChatGPT in academic homework
I am currently noticing that students are submitting essays where they have used ChatGPT to produce the text of their essay assignments. On some occasions, they have used it to correct the writing of ...
- 191
1
vote
1
answer
126
views
Motivation of a paper from referee reports
I have been working on an article (in mathematical economics) for some time now and received many comments from referee reports on the use of a functional form that is commonly used in the literature ...
- 3,503
6
votes
1
answer
673
views
How should I include substantial background definitions and notation from another paper?
For my new paper, I need to use the notation and definitions of another paper that I wrote in 2019. The notation and definitions take about 3 pages.
I really don't know what to do. Can I copy and ...
- 233
22
votes
4
answers
4k
views
Best way to highlight the main result in a mathematical paper
I am writing a mathematical paper where I (re-)state a well-known theorem, followed by several corollaries. One of these corollaries is my main result and, naturally, it is somewhat lost in the text, ...
- 323
2
votes
1
answer
50
views
APA 7th edition. Page number of direct quote vs referenced in-text citation
I'm stating a direct quote using APA 7th edition standards that is re-quoted by other authors. I have a page number for the quoted statement, but then I have the referenced in-text citations that ...
- 195
2
votes
1
answer
149
views
Should I explain abbreviations after table of abbreviations in research paper?
I have table of abbreviations at the end of the introduction section. Should explain an abbrevation if it was explained in that table, at other sections of the paper.
- 63
2
votes
0
answers
4k
views
Do I have to mention that I used ChatGPT to polish my paper? [duplicate]
Just finished my paper writing for my PhD. My supervisor is not happy with my academic writing and suggested using ChatGPT to polish my writing.
Does that go against any writing ethics and may result ...
- 1,739
2
votes
1
answer
175
views
Where to locate the "harder to read" text for a paper describing a new method?
I developed new methods to measure characteristic values for globally critical issues. These new methods are described in detail in a patent application I filed last year. The patent application is ...
- 53
14
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Convention on embedding three pairs of items in a single sentence using parentheses
I am writing in a description of three items in a thesis on Particle Physics, and I can do it in one line in theory. If there were just two items, e.g. A and B, which produce results C and D, I could ...
- 143
1
vote
1
answer
265
views
What is the fastest way of completing my post viva thesis correction edits?
I have written my thesis using Word and Endnote. I have three months of corrections. Any general tips based on previous experience on how to streamline the edits would be welcome.
The document is too ...
- 21
1
vote
1
answer
68
views
quality standards for joint paper written mostly by mentee
I am increasingly in a position where I am writing papers with students I am mentoring.
Since these projects are primarily meant to expose them to research, I will often have them take the lead on the ...
- 1,705
0
votes
1
answer
60
views
Shorthand descriptions in article text
In an article I am writing for the Journal of Chemical Physics we are comparing/contrasting the behavior of methane (i.e CH4) scattering from a bare and oxidized Ni(111) surface.
Often for the purpose ...
- 103
1
vote
1
answer
48
views
Concise way to add a citation showing closely-related effects that result from one of a list of cited examples for a trend?
I have a parenthetical serial list of citations that demonstrate support for a claim I make prior to the parenthetical list.
X has been shown to impact Y (e.g., Mo 1900, Larry 1920, Curly 1950).
I ...
- 1,215
1
vote
2
answers
114
views
How to write research proposals for several PhD applications?
PhD hunting is not an easy task. I have to search a Phd position on several PhD portals and social media groups. For each application, they ask to write some sort of research proposal, motivation ...
- 919
1
vote
0
answers
61
views
Citing 2 nearly identical article names from the newspaper, APA 7th edition
I seem to be at an edge case. I have two websites to cite, NYT Report Card NCF and NYT Report Card YU
They are both effectively from the same "article", drawing on data from This project ...
- 201
-1
votes
1
answer
110
views
Impact of references & quotes on essay quality [closed]
Do references and quotes improve the quality and make an essay sound better in undergraduate and graduate exams, contests, and other such situations? Could you please provide me with a book, paper, or ...
- 55
0
votes
1
answer
135
views
Using Grammarly in Article writing [closed]
I'm sure you have heard about or seen Grammarly app's ads. Do you recommend using it to proof read your articles before sending them for review?
- 55