If you think of keywords as unimportant details of your paper, I get it. Selecting my keywords used to be one of the last things I did when uploading my articles to the journal platform….
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Where does your writer’s block come from?
Are you struggling to write your paper or thesis? Do you find yourself constantly postponing writing? Or when you do write, you’re inefficient and don’t make as much progress as you should? If so, you’re…
5 books on writing every scientist should read
Writing is a craft that every scientist must learn. And what better way to learn a skill than from a good book? In this post, I list five reference books on writing, my favorite books…
Review papers and impostor syndrome: A conversation with Alankrita Rani
This week, let me introduce you to Alankrita Rani, an inspiring mind and PhD student in pharmacology at the University of Medicine of Graz, Austria. When I first met Alankrita a year ago, she was…
How to structure the discussion of your scientific paper
The discussion of a scientific paper is the resolution of its story: Everything comes together to shed light on the question that motivated the research. A well-written discussion leaves the reader inspired and satisfied—a noble…
Using ‘s, Of, and Zero Possessive: A guide for scientific writers
I have an embarassing confession to make: After decades of writing in English (and years of teaching scientific writing), I still struggle with possessives. A possessive is the ‘s or the of that you put…