ASK Scientific- English research manuscript editing, translation and rese...

[...] ’ of your literary work can determine its readability. In the past, most researchers used the passive voice in their scientific writings, as if it were a norm. However, the use of active v/s passive [...]

[...] in comparison to your own, using passive voice can be quite confusing. Consider the following example: Impersonal: ‘It was reported that X [...]

[...] One is in the active voice making it crisper compared to Sentence Two, which is in the passive voice. The ‘Subject’ and ‘Verb’ in the sentence should also be in agreement with respect to [...]

[...] the subject-verb-object rule while constructing sentences. Use the active voice over the passive voice. Present statements without dodging the meaning of what you want to convey. For example: [...]

[...] to recognition and more funding for future work. However the first publishing step is the peer review process. The peer review system, which has been in place from the early 1700s1, is essentially a [...]

[...] reasons can help you avoid those mistakes, and ensure a better success rate. The peer review process is extensively comprehensive, hence, if the author pays particular attention to the [...]

[...] press publishing. In this article, I outline the basic stages of the scientific journal peer review process. My intention is to help new researchers understand the various steps, so that they are [...]

[...] -check Supplementary material: Most journals are flexible about supplementary material, but peer reviewers might find excessive supplementary material cumbersome to wade through! Ensure your [...]

[...] paper, but also the editor of the journal where you submit your manuscript, and the peer reviewers who will judge the quality of your work. The first aspect of your publication your [...]

[...] have not been used to form the basis of the research question. A survey amongst editors and peer reviewers to understand the reasons for manuscript rejection by medical journals found the following: [...]

[...] , Teruhiko Wakayama, is a preeminent researcher in cloning, other scientists (and possibly peer reviewers) who were sceptical of the findings, took the work seriously when it was first published. [...]

[...] experience. As much pleasure a publication may bring to a scientist, the process of scientific writing and publication may seem an uphill task to a budding researcher. Anyone new to the research [...]

[...] scientific writings, as if it were a norm. However, the use of active v/s passive voice in scientific writing is more a matter of choice for the researcher. Over the years, the use of active voice has [...]

[...] to avoid making a direct reference to yourself. The impersonal approach is usually used in scientific writing, but it is accompanied by passive sentence construction. This may not be a Journal [...]

[...] clarity of your arguments. On an average a paragraph of 150 words is considered ideal for scientific writing. One way to do this is to divide the paragraph based on each aspect/reason/thought covered [...]

[...] ASK Scientific’s goal is to help scientists the world over communicate their research findings in English. In line with this the company offers a range of services including English  [...]

[...] Scientific publications are an indispensable part of a scientist’s life. Sharing one’s research findings with the world is an exciting and enriching experience. As much pleasure a publication may [...]

[...] prospective reader, through your research article, where you present and explain your research findings. The quality of your work will partly, if not fully, be judged based on how you [...]

[...] break-through, and were in the news for being game-changers. However, the scientific community has dissected the paper left, right and centre, and identified a number of [...]

[...] . However, due to the implications of this it was subject to extensive analysis by the scientific community. No one from the scientific peer group was able to replicate the results, and the [...]

[...] . As much as it is exciting for researchers to share their findings with their scientific community, the process of preparing a manuscript and getting it published is quite a daunting [...]

[...] usage: Have you used the right technical terms in English? Technical terms used by the scientific community in your native tongue might not be commonly used in English scientific literature. Ensure [...]

[...] your arguments. Hence, the three main aspects to consider while writing your research manuscript are ‘Syntax’, ‘Style’ and ‘word choice’. I  briefly outline a few tips, below, [...]

[...] new perspective to existing knowledge. Writing and presentation: to a great extent, a research manuscript’s quality is determined by its written and presentation style. These aspects are [...]

[...] the editor of any research journal. To help the editor facilitate this process, a research manuscript has to pass through a ‘quality check’ called as the ‘Peer Review Process’. The peer [...]