2018 tweets: Academic writing and publishing advice
If you follow us on Twitter (@primroseediting), you’ll know we often share tips and advice on academic writing, editing, publishing and funding. In case you missed them, we’ve curated a list of our top tweets from 2018 below!
On academic writing:
Quick tip: Make a sentence more concise by changing “These results show that X was bigger than Y” to “X was bigger than Y”. #AcWri
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) October 17, 2018
Morning, #AcWriMo! If you’re struggling for the best way to word a sentence, check out this handy list of 70 useful academic phrases from @luizotavioELT: https://t.co/jr1LFUXNtl #AcWri
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) November 6, 2018
Never put all your trust in spellcheck. It could mean the difference between “plant science” and “pant science”! #academictwitter #plantsci #AcWriMo
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) November 7, 2018
Struggling with the passive tense? If you can add “by zombies” to the end of the sentence, you’re probably using it! “The RNA was extracted (by zombies)!” #AcWri #AcWriMo pic.twitter.com/Yjq0ZschcP
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) November 8, 2018
A simple guide to restriction enzyme nomenclature: #PhDchat #biology #biochemistry pic.twitter.com/fU5nfLxKYa
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) November 10, 2018
On editing your work:
New on the blog: Seven tips to get you from first draft to finished #AcWriMo #AcWriMo18 #AcWri https://t.co/eC6YXBe4Bw pic.twitter.com/WGnMsNlEd2
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) December 4, 2018
Practical tips:
New on our blog: Top tips for using British, U.S. American and Oxford English in scientific writing #AcWri #AcWriMo https://t.co/moN4YevNSB pic.twitter.com/TMGO6iNHlh
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) October 25, 2018
When describing a range, use an en dash (–) instead of a hyphen (-). Example: 2–5 cm, 40–60%. #AcWri
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) October 26, 2018
To insert the prime symbol for 5′/3′ DNA in Word, type “2032” then press Alt and X together! Easier than finding it in the Symbols box and more correct than using apostrophes!
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) October 8, 2018
On making images accessible:
Want to make your figures more accessible to colour-blind reviewers and readers? Check out this informative website, which has great visuals explaining the condition and how to avoid issues! https://t.co/NxljHFxL55 #scicomm #plantsci #phdchat #ecrchat #science #publishing pic.twitter.com/ttZs7feFok
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) May 15, 2018
ICYMI: Check out my blog post on making your figures accessible to people with colour blindness: https://t.co/NBxzu6PFQD #PhDchat #ECRchat pic.twitter.com/V2ouVwAOut
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) October 24, 2018
On publishing:
Here’s one horror you can avoid! Check out my recent post: Don’t fall prey to predatory journals! https://t.co/rkYaWi2n9D #AcWri #PhDChat #ECRchat pic.twitter.com/nJcmKakwx7
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) October 31, 2018
On statistics:
The difference between type I and type II statistical errors:
(From: https://t.co/7x8vW8NAh2) #PhDChat #AcademicTwitter pic.twitter.com/jNac396d31
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) November 7, 2018
On sources of funding:
Just stumbled across this huge list of #funding opportunities for Early Career Researchers, curated by @DieterLukas, @Jquintanalcala, and @khanaziz84 https://t.co/1CqkC5U8rm Lots of money for post-doc projects #ECRchat
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) May 25, 2018
More #funding opportunities, this time for travel! https://t.co/uzGolOQIFu #ECRChat Thanks to @lotte_dewinde and @khanaziz84 for this one!
— Sarah @ PLE (@primroseediting) May 28, 2018
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