Tag: Punctuation

Although list formatting is relatively flexible, especially when involving bullet points, lists typically adhere to a few key rules.

This tip reviews how to properly use parenthetical elements, clauses and phrases that can help clarify meaning in your scientific writing.

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

In this article, we provide the conventions of some of the more complex punctuation rules (quotations within quotations, ellipses, etc.) within quotation marks.

• The semicolon draws attention to two related ideas
• Semicolons must join two independent clauses
• Semicolons can also be used in lists of items that include commas

When should you hyphenate? This tip provides guidelines.

• Use the find and replace tool in Microsoft Word to ensure consistent formatting in your manuscript
• Check for inconsistencies in abbreviations/acronyms, hyphenation, spacing, and more

• 'Such as' and 'including' offer two ways to mention or introduce examples in writing
• If offset by commas, the examples are not essential to a sentence
• Without commas, the examples after 'such as' help define the subject (as a restrictive element)

This article provides multiple tips for breaking up complicated sentences and improving the clarity of your work in the process.