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...

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...

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...

Often used interchangeably in writing...well, not anymore! DO NOT USE when NOT referring to time—they are time words—the name says it...

It's very simple...really! THAT - when referring to things WHO - when referring to people e.g. An effective vaccine would be one 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁...

Shortened form of a word is an ABBREVIATION An abbreviation that can be pronounced as a word is an ACRONYM e.g. MRI is an abbreviation,...

Well, not really... But, here are some useful tips to ensure consistency in your writing! Capitalize only the first alphabet of...

If the word takes an 's' in the plural, so does its abbreviation. Electrocardiogram - ECG (Singular) Electrocardiograms - ECGs (Plural)...

Here's what that implies... et al. Latin for 'and others'; et – Latin word for ‘and’; al – shortened form of Latin word ‘alii’ meaning...

I have often seen numbers and their units written as one word (without any space or hyphen) e.g. 20ml Would you write 20flasks or 20...

A common punctuating mistake when an attempt is made to hold two completely independent sentences together to form one sentence. e.g....

'If' should always be succeeded by 'then' e.g. If the scientists analyzed the PCR data, then the gene expression could be determined....

The OXFORD COMMA aka serial comma or Harvard comma is the comma that appears before the last conjunction (and/or) in a list/series. e.g....

Scientists aspiring to become science journalists often find the process of interviewing their sources challenging. Years of being wary...

A rule of thumb to follow if you aspire to be a science communicator or you are a researcher who wants to communicate research to the lay...

Social media has emerged as a boon for information dissemination in several domains, and science communication is definitely one of them....

Why is it important to define the audience in science communication? Appropriate reach and impact Different audience groups addressed...