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Tipsforwritingresearcharticlespeoplewillwanttoread
ByNataliaRodriguezPostedon15May2015
Sharestory:

Reportingresultsinascientificjournalisaprocesscommontoresearchersinalldisciplines.However,many
scientificpapersfailtocommunicateresearchworkeffectively.Pitfallsincludeusingcomplicatedjargon,
includingunnecessarydetails,andwritingforyourhighlyspecializedcolleaguesinsteadofawideraudience.
Effectiveresearcharticlesareinterestingandusefultoabroadaudience,includingscientistsinotherfields.
Thisinfographicpresentstipstohelpyouwritepaperspeoplewillwanttoread.

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References
TipsforWritingBetterSciencePapers(ChemistryViews)
Research4LifeTrainingPortalAuthorshipSkills

Moreresourcesforsciencewriting:
ElsevierPublishingCampus:Elseviersnewonlinetrainingcenterincludesinstructiononwritingfor
booksandjournals,peerreviewing,grantwriting,ethicsandhowtogetyourresearch
noticed.Readmore.
Research4LifeTrainingPortal:Aplatformwithfreedownloadableresourcesforresearchers.The
AuthorshipSkillssectioncontains10modules,includinghowtoreadandwritescientificpapers,
intellectualpropertyandwebbibliographyalongwithhandsonactivityworkbooks.
WritingintheSciences:AnonlinecoursebyCourserathatteachesscientiststobecomemore
effectivewriters,usingpracticalexamplesandexercises.Topicsincludeprinciplesofgoodwriting,
tricksforwritingfasterandwithlessanxiety,theformatofascientificmanuscript,andissuesin
publicationandpeerreview.
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ElsevierConnectContributor
NataliaRodriquez
NataliaRodriguez(@rodrigueznats)istheCommunicationsCoordinatorfor
Research4Life,apublicprivatepartnershipprovidingaccesstoscientificinformation
toresearchers,academics,students,doctorsandotherprofessionalsinthe
developingworld.NataliaholdsaBScinbiologyandanMScinscience
communicationfromDelftUniversityofTechnologyintheNetherlands.Before
joiningResearch4Life,sheworkedintheElsevier'sGlobalCommunications
departmentinAmsterdam.
CurrentlybasedinBremen,Germany,Nataliaalsoworksasafreelancecreativefordifferentorganizations,
findinginnovativewaystocommunicatescienceanddevelopment.

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