1. Research the work of other science writers - inspiration is everything! 2. Learn from others' work - pick up tips about how punch...

Here's a list of tools that can help you in your search for the perfect journal for your scientific manuscript: Jane (Journal Author/Name...

Verbs are 'spunky', while nouns are 'clunky' Quoted from 'Writing in the sciences' (Coursera) by Kristin Sainani Implication in writing -...

Impact factor is not directly representative of the citation rate of individual articles. Impact factor alone is not an appropriate...

You receive an email...its one soliciting a scientific article or one inviting you to submit an abstract for an upcoming conference! This...

Pre-writing Thinking phase No structure or logical flow Creative state of writing required Focus on message No grammar or writing...

Whether you are writing your thesis/ dissertation or a book, the 'acknowledgements' section always poses a dilemma. How to write a good...

Scientific research (your own/your client's) can go beyond the alleys of the scientific community and reach the society, only if you:...

1. Every research work has limitations, discussing about it is essential of scientific progress. 2. Addressing a studies limitation...

Science writers spend a lot of time interacting with researchers and people from the mainstream academia. Science is based on logic and a...

Science writing is about explaining complex ideas that nobody wants to keep secret; science journalism is about explaining things that...

1. Original research aka Original article/ Research article Full reports of data from primary research Gives details of research...

1. Scientific Rigor Read (at least skim) through some of the previous articles published in the target journal to identify the quality of...

Journals include their publication in multiple databases so that they are accessible to a wider audience. This is INDEXING. Indexing...

Social media has emerged as a boon for information dissemination in several domains, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION definitely being one of them....

The most impactful science stories are those that are written keeping in mind the relevance to various aspects of the society. Why?...

Google is full of tips and tricks to overcome writer's block...and yet most work only temporarily! One such time when I was going through...

🐼Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss Who would have thought there is an entire book on...

Here's why... 💡'Zero' and 'one' are also numbers So, 'a number of' could mean 'zero' or even 'one'! Obviously, not conveying the...

I came across this amazing analogy that Stephanie Chasteen uses in the ScienceGeekGirl blog, where she describes her own transition from...