Address all parts of the prompt. Be concise and clear. Use active voice instead of passive wherever possible. Passive: The experiment was conducted by Roberts. Active: Roberts conducted the experiment ...

Let’s take a moment to investigate this phrase. What does this mean? That you don’t have a book? That you haven’t shared your work with others? That you're not an expert? Think about what this means ...

Writing research papers allows researchers to contribute to the scientific record, and is critical for advancing their careers. To ensure that the findings they have invested so much effort in makes ...

Natascha Chtena is a PhD student in Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. You can follow her on Twitter @nataschachtena. As a foreign-language instructor at UCLA, I never ...