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Find the Academic Journal that Fits Your Work One of the most common reasons editors reject research manuscripts is that they DO NOT FIT THE JOURNAL–either the goals and scope or the journal or the needs and tastes of its readership. With nearly 30,000 scholarly reviewed journals out there, it’s no surprise that finding the […]

What are the best research words and phrases to use in a paper? If you are a graduate student, researcher, and/or professor, you already know that composing academic documents can be a frustrating andtime-consuming undertaking. In addition to including all the necessary study content, you must alsopresent it in the right order and convey the […]

A research paper is usually more concise and succinct than an essay, because, if it is written well, it focuses on one specific question, describes the method that was used to answer that one question, describes and explains the results, and guides the reader in a logical way from the introduction to the discussion without going on tangents or digging into not absolutely relevant topics. The conclusion section at the end of a research manuscript should therefore not start with a long-winded repetition of what was done and why and how, but rather get to the point in as few words as possible. Instead of beginning with “In conclusion, in this study, we investigated the effect of stress on the brain using fMRI…”, you should try to find a way to incorporate the repetition of the essential (and only the essential) details into the summary of the key points. “The findings of this fMRI study on the effect of stress on the brain suggest that…” or “While it has been known for a long time that stress has an effect on the brain, the findings of this fMRI study show that, surprisingly…” would be better ways to start a conclusion. 

Being Informed About Reasons for Manuscript Rejection In the world of journal publications, rejections are the norm rather than the exception. There are of course many identifiable reasons for a manuscript not to be published–from lack of relevance, to the size of the submissions pool, to the specific tastes of a journal’s readership. However, researchers […]

Have you struggled to get your manuscript published in the journal of your choice? Could you use some practical advice on writing an abstract that willWOW journal editors? If so, then you NEED to attend this one-time online event! JoinWordvicein-house editing expert Kevin J. Heintz for a FREE webinar on how to write a manuscript […]

*The following is a summarized version of a presentation by Kevin Heintz, Wordvice Content Manager/Senior Editor, at the annual convention of the Transplantation Society of Taiwan on 3 November 2017. Why “Quality of Writing” isan Important Factor in Manuscripts In the world of clinical and scientific research, rejection by journals is the norm rather than […]

After the title page and abstract, the reader’s first true interaction with your research paper is the Introduction. Your Introduction will establish the foundation upon which your readers approach your work, and if you use the tips we discuss in this video and article, these readers should be able to logically apply the rules set […]

Manuscript writing is the focus of one presentation at this medical conference On Sunday, November 5, Wordvice’s content manager, Kevin, was honored to speak as a guest lecturer at the Transplantation Society of Taiwan’s 2017 Annual Conference in Taipei. The topic of the presentation wasmethods medical researcherscan use toedittheir work for content, grammar, and style […]

Ready to Improve Your Research Writing? If you are a researcher preparing a journal manuscript for publication in academic journals, ensuring writing quality in your work is a major concern. Authors need to properly format their research paper, as well as edit and proofread their work so that it is free of grammatical errors and […]