Questions tagged [writing]
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Is it acceptable to use MS Equation 3.0 for a journal paper?
The title sums it up pretty well. I'm using MS Word to write a paper I intend to publish in a SCI journal. It will contain ~15 equations (non-trivial ones: integrals, sums, fractions, special ...
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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 ...
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What comes first a research question or a hypothesis?
I am thinking how to structure a paper on economics. I have some scatter data from online sources, but nothing I collected on my own, say, via a survey.
I am struggling to figure out how to organize ...
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How to write an introduction for a conference or journal paper efficiently? [closed]
When writing research paper, I am often stuck and spend a lot of time working on the introduction. Most of my time spent is staring at a blank page... The introduction takes me significantly longer to ...
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Does APA style require a cover page for short student papers?
My students are required to use APA style. I'm familiar with the research paper format, which requires a separate title page (like a cover page). This makes sense for longer papers, but how should ...
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How to avoid using "I" in a research paper in case of referring to my previous work?
As I know, using "I" and "we" should be avoided in research paper writing.
But in one of my paper, I am the only one author.
And in the introduction I wrote something like AA et al. proved that ..., ...
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Should numeration of a list of axioms be continued?
I have a definition like the following:
Definition System of sides is ... conforming to axioms:
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Definition Monotone system of sides is a system of sides conforming to additional axiom:
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Where should I put the "Definition of concepts" section in a Research Paper
I'm writing a research paper and there are some concepts which I think would help a reader to understand the study better. However, I'm not sure where to put this section. Should I put it right after ...
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Is it permitted to quote something with informal language, like an interview excerpt with 'haha', in a thesis?
One of the interview excerpt I want to quote include "haha."
Is it permitted to quote an interview excerpt with 'haha' in a thesis?
I asked because it seems like it is too informal.
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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,
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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 ...
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Is it possible to follow notations/terminologies from a previously published article in a new paper without re-explaining them (in Computer Science)?
As I understood correctly, in the field of computer science, there is no "standard notation" in scientific publications for explaining various aspects of a computer system. Even though in ...
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What is the difference between Project's background and Project Significance?
I need to write my project's significance.
I googled to find examples on project's significance, but I found article referring to project's background and significance as the same thing.
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If I wanted to quote a joke from a website in verbatim in a formal academic essay, how would I do that?
The assignment is to evaluate humor in movies. I am unsure how to incorporate a joke quote in there. Would it be classified as plagiarism?
Quote: “I have an Epi-Pen. My friend gave it to me as he ...
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How to avoid generalization? [closed]
One of the tips I learn when writing academic papers is to avoid generalizing, and by that, it means we, as writers, need to understand the difference between fact and opinion and try to express ...
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How to arrange reading for a literature review and writing it?
I am a studying for a master of management. It is the first time that I will write a thesis.
I found the literature review difficult: I found several articles, but I do not know how I will do next.
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Do I need to cite a chemical formula?
I want to include the chemical change that occurs when calcium carbonate is heated within the background section of the thesis I'm writing. I've seen it included in other's work on the topic, but I ...
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How to correctly mention people in a PhD thesis?
I'm currently looking for some advise concerning the correct way of mentioning people (i.e. inventors or scientists) in a (PhD) thesis. To clarify, I'm looking for a good way of phrasing "Method X was ...
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How to express success of the found solution in a thesis?
I currently write my thesis, therefore I develop and later implement a solution for a problem and do a performance & security evaluation afterwards.
The results of the evaluation are quite good ...
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How much theory should be given in article? [closed]
I have created a software and the assisting methodology for its application to some kinetic studies. I used a lot of theory. E.g., I used kinetic model, reactor model, data analysis (about 7 methods ...
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What exactly is “quantification”?
As I’m writing my final words within a research paper, I was curious regarding the term quantification of results.
Namely I’ve performed a correlation analysis in a quasi-experiment. The research is ...
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In a research statement for PhD admissions, should I start with the context, or directly with the idea for my research?
I'm applying for a PhD in engineering and I was asked by the advisor I have chosen to write down a short program (~10 pages) about the "research" I will conduct if I get into the PhD program.
The ...
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How are academic writing conventions decided?
Suppose one would like to propose a new way of performing a specific task in academic writing, for example, a different/new way of citing. I realise this example is vague, but the example is not the ...
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Writing an arXiv paper without "Introduction" or "related work" sections
Many conferences and journals demand that a paper must follow certain guidelines; otherwise the paper will not get accepted.
For example:
Writing introduction section
Writing previous related work
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Would it be alright to break down the Acknowledgements into sections?
Would it be alright to break down the acknowledgements of a thesis into a few small sections with individual section headings?
For example:
Academic and Professional Acknowledgements
Personal ...
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How to improve the skill at storytelling and paper writing? [closed]
I have come to see a comment on twitter: "If you define “good ML paper” as “ML paper accepted at NeurIPS/ICML/etc” then writing a good ML paper is probably much more about how skilled you are at ...
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How to write large numbers in a scientific thesis?
I know the rule of thumb is to write out numbers 1–10 in words but what if the number has a decimal (i.e 3.4 million)? And if I write it as 3.4 million don’t I have to write the other numbers, for ...
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Can a thesis contain preface?
Usually preface is written in books and myself personally have not seen it in a thesis.
But, can a master's or doctoral thesis contain a preface?
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Dimensionless axis plots
How to properly label graphs that can be dimensionless?
One of reviewers of my document strongly emphasised on labelling plots with which I generally strongly agree. On this occasion, however, I was ...
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Will one flawed grade outside of my major from my freshman year affect graduate school? [duplicate]
I'm an English major and planning to apply to graduate schools. My freshman year I originally planned to be a bio major due to pressures from my family. I had to take chemistry and biology, which soon ...
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Abbreviation usage in PhD Thesis
What is the best way of using abbreviations? Can I use them frequently or rarely?
For example, I use "Expectation Maximization" 4 times in first 3 sections, but I have to use it 10 times in section ...
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More formal way to write "canned algorithm"
This question pertains to English writing; although a English Language and Usage SE Community exists, I thought I would post here as I am writing academic literature, and most academics are on this ...
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Is it possible to outsource some tasks of thesis writing? How and what kind of tasks? [duplicate]
I think that thesis writing is a big project which can be divided into several small-scale tasks. The contribution of the thesis must be done with student himself/herself, but other tasks such as ...
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"Very Similar" vs "Based On" for purpose of paper "narrative"
I was trying to solve a sub-problem as part of a greater problem for which I am writing a paper to propose a solution.
I'd been working on it for quite a while, when I had the thought that it could ...
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What is the point of ScienceWISE annotation on arXiv?
This is an example of a semantically tagged paper: Distributed Joint Source and Channel Coding with Low-Density Parity-Check Codes. On arXiv, it looks like this:
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Should acronyms always be expanded?
When writing an academic paper should you always expand on acronyms that you use even if the acronyms are universally understood, for example;
IT (Information Technology)
WWW (World Wide Web)
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Am I allowed to write an essay about a scientific theory without violating the copyright?
I have in project to write an essay on the Special Theory of Relativity. My idea is then to publish it as an ebook.
I would like to know if I can freely write about this topic or I need to take into ...
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What should I put in the Introduction as opposed to the Literature Review?
My question is rather short one, how much information should I include when writing the introduction, and how much should be left out for the literature review
Note: the reason for this question, is ...
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How can I cite a workbook?
I want to cite someting from this workbook. How can I cite it? The year is 2009 but what should I put between brackets if there is no specific author?
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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 ...
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Can a review paper have the same title to another review paper
I am a first year college student and this is my first time making a review paper. I am working in a group and I was assigned to do the introduction. I noticed that our title is copied from another ...
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Where to put proofs in a thesis?
When writing mathematically oriented thesis, e.g., math, cs, engineering, I am wondering where would be the most appropriate place to put your proofs.
There are several ideas:
put them right after ...
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I left a PhD program to take a permanent position that offered full funding for my education. How to explain this when re-applying for PhD programs?
I am an international STEM major graduate. Immediately after I obtained my BS degree in the spring semester, I went on a funded Ph.D. program in the following Fall semester. However, 2 months into the ...
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Ways to improve writing, so that one needs less time spent on proof reading?
Ways to improve writing, so that one needs less time spent on proof reading?
I've been a bit annoyed, because it seems that using a "write, then proof read" -approach seems ineffective, ...
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One-sided vs two-sided hypothesis testing - Should the hypothesis reflect this? [closed]
I had written a hypothesis that we expect x outcome variable to increase when y treatment is applied. A reviewer commented that based off of the hypothesis, we should be doing a one-sided test.
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Did they do some of the project without telling me?
So I am doing this bachelor thesis for a research institute and they wanted me to do different kinds of development.
Like conversions of files and implementing a system (I call it system A for ...
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Should I include all relative publications in my manuscript?
I am a PhD candidate and when i'm writing a manuscript for a conference or journal i have the same question. Let's say my manuscript is about a topic A.
When i'm doing my bibliographic research i find ...
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Can I reference a result on a dataset without any research paper by that author as state of the art?
The best result on a given dataset has no trace in the form of
research paper or any sort of analysis.
We have no idea whose results were those, or what method was created.
Some competition was held,...
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Where to get a basic introduction to a science subject published legitimately? [closed]
I have a high school to undergraduate level introduction written for methods and applications of a particular science topic (~5000 words with tables and schematic, like a book chapter).
My goal is ...
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How to find an editor for a statistics book?
I am writing and self-publishing a book on statistics. More specifically, it is titled "The general linear model: Assumptions, violations and remedies (or what to do wen your dependent variable won't ...
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