by Valeria diGiacomo | 09/02/2024 | Scientific writing
In the intricate landscape of scientific publishing, the peer review process serves as the gatekeeper. It must ensure the validity and credibility of research before it reaches the public domain. For authors, successfully navigating this process requires careful...
by Valeria diGiacomo | 11/10/2022 | Scientific writing
Failure in creating a good flow of paragraphs is often the reason why a text might be difficult to follow. ❌ If a writer begins sentences with new elements of information, readers may be unable to relate them to what they already know. 😩 To generate a good flow of...
by Valeria diGiacomo | 05/10/2022 | Scientific writing
When you write a scientific article, you should structure your ideas in a way that your readers can easily follow. However, sometimes scientific prose can be difficult to understand. ❌ All readers expect more or less the same things in the same places, and violating...
by Valeria diGiacomo | 28/09/2022 | Scientific writing
The core of every phrase in English is the subject-verb (S-V) relationship. When you put modifiers, phrases, or clauses between these essential parts, ❌ you can make it harder for the readers to understand you. 😩 Readers expect subjects to be close to verbs. By...
by Valeria diGiacomo | 06/09/2022 | Scientific writing
The problems we address as scientists are complex, but the way we explain them should not be so. We often add unnecessary complexity to our texts by using sophisticated words arranged in long sentences. ❌ If you speak a Romance language (e.g., Spanish, Italian, or...
