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Category Archives: journal article
writing a bio-note
Most of us have to produce bio-notes. The bio-note is a little verbal selfie that goes with a book chapter, a journal article, or sometimes a conference presentation. Book authors also have to provide brief bio-notes which might go in … Continue reading
Posted in academic selfie, academic writing, bio-note, chapter, journal article, paratext, reader
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explain your terms – writing a journal article
That picky reviewer. They’ve questioned your words. Asked you to clarify. Suggested that you have things wrong. What’s that about? Reviewers often take issue with the ways in which writers use particular terminology. They may politely suggest that some clarification … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, definition, journal article, sentence skeleton, terms, theory
Tagged definition, journal article, Pat Thomson, sentence skeleton, terms
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writing from a research project – find the point
It’s often tricky to work out how to turn a piece of finished research into a journal article. Or two. Or even three. This trickiness is in part because it’s hard to get your head out of the whole that … Continue reading
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‘internationalising’ a journal article
Thankyou for your paper… blah blah blah revisions… blah blah… You need to make sure that your paper speaks to an international audience. It’s not uncommon to get this kind of reviewer feedback on a journal article, particularly in the … Continue reading
when peer review is scent marking
Continuing random posts on peer reviewer behaviour… So we all know what scent marking is. It’s when animals set out the boundaries of their territory by leaving their scent in strategic places. Scentmarked territories are often used for sleeping and/or mating … Continue reading
Posted in disciplines, journal article, peer review, subfield, territoriality, Uncategorized
Tagged journal article, Pat Thomson, peer review, territoriality
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writing a paper? what’s the angle?
Researchers are often heavily entangled in their research. They’ve lived with it for a long time. And they can do that because the research is interesting to them. Really interesting. It’s not really surprising that a long-term-involved researcher might forget that other … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, journal article, reader, the angle, the pitch, Uncategorized
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vignette variations
I was recently asked for an example of the use of vignette. Here it is. There are many ways to write a journal article besides the standard Introduction followed by a Literature Review, Methods, Results and Discussion and Conclusion. While there are … Continue reading
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