Making of a Good Graphical Abstract
Many international and national journals ask the authors to submit a graphical abstract along with their manuscript. A graphical abstract is usually a single figure that captures the main findings…
Use of Active Voice and Passive Voice in Research Writing
The question of whether to use active voice or passive voice has been a niggling one for researchers across the globe since time immemorial. Many scholars are under the impression…
Latin terms in Scientific Manuscripts
Scientific manuscripts usually contain terms and phrases in Latin languages. Though several style guides and journal instructions restrict the use of Latin terms and phrases in manuscripts or other academic…
Tips to get your work published in a journal
Getting your work published in a journal can be a Herculean task, which demands a lot of hard work and patience. After the initial process of choosing a subject area…
The Mechanism of Portable Peer Review
By publishing in a peer-reviewed journal, researchers communicate their study results to the world. Therefore, the process of getting a paper through review and then onto the stage of publication…
Tips to Write an Effective Clinical Case Report
A clinical case report can be described as a detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of a patient. It generally describes an unusual or novel occurrence,…
Framing manuscript structure: Do’s and Don’ts
Framing an outline is the most vital process in constructing a solid manuscript structure for journal publication. The relationship of the outline with the manuscript is similar to that of…
Using “et al.” in in-text reference citations in research papers
When writing research papers, most researchers would have come across the term “et al.” This is the abbreviation for a Latin phrase—written variously as et alii (masculine), et aliae (feminine),…
The Utility of Peer Review
The utility of a peer review for your research paper can only be gauged after you obtain a sound understanding of what editors look for in research articles. First, they…
The Phenomenon of Self-Publishing
Over time, self-publishing of e-books has become rather easy. The process involves choosing a particular size for the book, formatting the soft copy to align it with that size, converting…