Tag: Field specific terminology

• Chemical elements present some unusual exceptions to normal rules for usage of indefinite articles (a and an)
• Choose the article based on the sound of the element when sounded out fully (e.g., 'silver' not 'Ag')
• For isotopes, consider the sound of the element symbol first

The successful communication of research results in nanoscience depends on properly understanding and using its unique terms and conventions.

To help you understand the correct use of scientific species names, here are a few key terms and conventions that may appear in your journal's guidelines for authors.

This article discusses different ways to format SI units in a manuscript.

• There are a few conventions in scientific writing that look wrong but are really standard usage
• Measured quantities (e.g., 5 ml) take a singular verb
• Certain abbreviations follow usage trends that are distinct from the typical English pluralization system.

This article covers field-specific abbreviations and when to define them based on journal requirements.

Some terminology and phrasing are essentially exclusive to case reports, although they may even be deemed incorrect or awkward in other contexts. Here are some examples.

Here, we discuss small stylistic and formatting touches that may help to increase the clarity of clinical case reports.

This article covers commonly confused terms in clinical medicine manuscripts and case reports.