Learn more about preprints and their benefits for authors, including sharing research and getting credit for it more rapidly.

What Are Preprints, and How Do They Benefit Authors? | AJE

Preprints are research papers shared before peer review. Here we discuss the benefits to authors including rapid credit, visibility & feedback.

What are Preprints, and How Do They Benefit Authors?

Abbreviations can be made plural, but there are specific techniques to consider when doing so

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Abbreviations | AJE

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Abbreviations

This tip focuses on a pervasive yet unnecessary "rule" of English writing: the ban against splitting infinitives. While splitting infinitives is not often the clearest way to convey meaning, it should not really be considered "wrong" to do so.

Editing Tip: Split Infinitives | AJE

Is it really wrong to (thoughtfully) split an infinitive?

Learn how to use measurements such as time, percent, and various units in relation to verbs in a sentence.

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Verbs with Measured Quantities | AJE

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Verbs with Measured Quantities

Here are some guidelines for deciding whether to hyphenate a term that you are using in your writing.

Editing Tip: Hyphenation in Academic Writing | AJE

When should you hyphenate?  This tip provides guidelines.

Editing Tip: Hyphenation in Academic Writing

Eponyms in scientific writing often involve a name used in a descriptive manner (as an adjective), followed by the type of entity they described (Achilles tendon, Boltzmann constant, Van der Waals force).

Editing Tip: Eponyms | AJE

An eponym is a type of noun or phrase that is based on a person's name (e.g., einsteinium)

‘Such as’ and ‘including’ offer two ways to mention or introduce examples in writing

Editing Tip: 'Such As' and 'Including' | AJE

'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)

Here are links to some style guides commonly used for academic writing.

Editing Tip: Style Guides | AJE

Our list of common style guides includes some of the most popular formats used by publishers in academia and beyond.

There are a few conventions in scientific writing that look wrong but are really standard usage

Editing Tip: Strange but True Aspects of Scientific Writing | AJE

Measured quantities (e.g., 5 ml) take a singular verb

Certain abbreviations follow usage trends that are distinct from the typical English pluralization system.

Editing Tip: Strange but True Aspects of Scientific Writing

Author Ben Mudrak, PhD

What are Preprints, and How Do They Benefit Authors?

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Abbreviations

Editing Tip: Split Infinitives

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Verbs with Measured Quantities

Editing Tip: Hyphenation in Academic Writing

Editing Tip: Eponyms

Editing Tip: 'Such As' and 'Including'

Editing Tip: Style Guides

Editing Tip: Strange but True Aspects of Scientific Writing