Drafting Papers: Figures and Tables" Figures and tables are generally used in the Results section, but they can also be useful for summarizing information elsewhere in a...
Drafting Papers: A Strategy for Dealing with Major Limitations" As it is well known, in addition to novel aspects, every study has limitations, since it is impossible to collect fully representative...
Drafting Papers: The Study Anomalies" Anomalies comprise a class of novelties (and/or limitations, depending on the context) that need to be especially carefully addressed....
Drafting Papers: The Introduction 3" If a paper has an interesting Title, and an informative Abstract indicating that the paper provides novel information of interest to...
Drafting Papers: The Abstract 2" Providing all the critical information in the Abstract can often seem difficult, since many points could usually be included, but word...
Drafting Papers: The Title 1" Writing a paper can seem an overwhelming task initially, since there are many points to include, and it may seem very difficult to...
Quick Guide to Thesis Writing" Writing a thesis well is simple if you know how. There are three aspects: * structure * substance * style but all three are entwined....
Expressions to be Avoided in Writing a Scientific Paper or Thesis" Lindsay [1] gives ten categories of cumbersome expressions that should be avoided in writing a scientific paper or thesis. These are...
Hartmann’s Hints for Thesis Writing" Listed below are hints on writing the PhD thesis, gleaned from a seminar at University of Western Australia [1], with points made...
Lindsay’s Laws of Thesis Writing" Think. Plan. Write. Revise. This is the cycle of scientific writing. Messy thinking leads to messy writing: cluttered, obscure and...