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Yes! #SciWritingTips

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Do you have an example of a writing and publishing timeline?

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@TechWrProf I’ll also add to these answers that I am from a biology science background. So some of these answers may differ depending on the specific discipline.

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If you could ask ANY question about manuscript writing, editing, or publishing, what would it be?!

Open to any and all questions!

I look forward to reading and answering them!

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@TechWrProf This is a good question. I’m not sure I have a good answer to this. But citation managers like Mendeley, Endnote, and Zotero now make it very easy to change citation styles if a paper is submitted to a different journal.

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@TechWrProf I think in a poster you want to provide clear headers- key points- in big, bold lettering. In terms of grammar, I write my posters like I do my papers. Provide the detail of the figures, methods, discussion, etc in their own areas of the poster in an organized manner.

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@TechWrProf Often there may be missed labeling in figures - lack of a key or color key if the figure has color. This can make the figures hard to understand. Sometimes abbreviations are missing from figure legends, so the reader may not know what is being shown.

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@VeronicLandry Yesss! I love review papers!

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Happy Friday!

Do you have any writing goals today?!

What’s one thing on your to-do list?!

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What is the (a) shortest and (b) longest period of time it has taken you from initiating writing to getting a paper accepted?

Mine are: (a) 5-6 months and (b) 2 years.

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See thread below about Responding to Reviewer Comments!!

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@BN_Hand @AcademicChatter This does seem a bit pushy and the way they’ve worded it doesn’t give you much room to say no.

I realize the value of having the same reviewer on a manuscript, but pushing a third review in this way does seem a bit odd.

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@sravmukherjee @AcademicChatter @PhD_Connect @firstphdchat I did this with one of my grad projects. I think it okay- if the conferences are different, you’re sharing it with a wider range of people. Just be sure to clarify on your CV the two different conferences.

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@MajiHailemariam @AcademicChatter I always try to find the original source for something I am talking about. I think citing old sources for protocols is OK. If you’re citing an old paper for a treatment, for example, you may want to include some description about how current research or treatments differ.

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(10)If you want to get started in writing: You could start with reading and writing blogs. Ask your PI/mentor if you can write a review article. You could start a website and write mini reviews or provide helpful tips to others. #SciWritingTips

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Rapid 10: quick tips for academic writing! #SciWritingTips
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(1)Be conscious of the number of abbreviations you put in a manuscript. To someone new to the field, these can be overwhelming and make a paper hard to follow and turns into alphabet soup.

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(9)After you publish a paper, keep the word file and not just the PDF. Transferring info from the word doc into the final dissertation file will save you a lot of time. You can lose symbols/formatting when coping from PDF. #SciWritingTips