Towards New Paradigms in Scientific Publishing
Double Docs
New approaches can move more research output into the public sphere.
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38 On-Line Services to Outsource Your Chores
Helen Bird
Life happens. Here are 38 online services to help when the going gets rough.
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Knock Your Next Grant Out of the Park
The Edge for Scholars
Write more persuasive grants that earn better scores, starting November 18.
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One-Minute Writing Tuneup: Energize Your Words with Active Voice
Rebecca Helton, MA
Sentence after sentence in passive voice is wordy, invites errors such as dangling modifiers, and grates on readers' nerves.
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Why Can’t NIH Study Sections Operate More Like Journal Reviews?
Lisa Pastore, PhD
Why can’t NIH Study Sections have a consistent set of reviewers and consistent critique?
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Reviewers & Editors Share the Secret Sauce
Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD
Publishing Your Medical Research has a secret sauce - data from reviewers and editors.
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Creed: Taking a Beating
Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD
Getting out of the ring too early is the most common cause of death of scientific ideas. Fight on.
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One-Minute Writing Tuneup: Don't Dangle Your Modifiers Off a Cliff
Rebecca Helton, MA
A "dangling modifier" has nothing in the sentence to modify, or appears to modify something the author doesn't intend it to.
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You MUST Read Dreyer's English
Julia Phillippi, PhD
If Strunk and White is a subtle and respectable Merlot, Dreyer’s English is a Cosmopolitan: light, witty, and slightly pink. Reading this style guide is like going to party with your snarky friend to critique everyone from the bar. Dreyer makes you feel like part of the in-crowd, while schooling you on proper writing style. […]
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One-Minute Writing Tuneup: Comprise vs. Compose
Rebecca Helton, MA
“Comprised of” should never exist in formal writing.
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