Proofreading - Science topic

Well, Prof. Nancy Ann Watanabe, there were several ways how to increase scores in R^G, but when the scores rating is going to be eliminated in July, then still there is a possibility to comment on papers and preprints & I guess in threads as well, But that those do not reflect more than a pure interacting work.

Rarely this is done on unique scientific criteria, it is a mixture of respect and happiness for other members works as well, recommendations and reading of articles and preprints will be left for those members, and editorials willing to share the material, and there will be a growth in the research interest score and the Citations and the Readings. Advisable in addition, to post preprints if it is allowed so by journals.

arXIv for example now has added now a DOI and the traditional bibcode that leads to NASA ADS. R^G has a DOI but it is not indexed always. I guess questions and discussion will remain open and we will have private statistics on those. Mentions in RRSS such as Twitter also are now starting to appear, I got one, let us see if I get another one, they are more difficult to track than citations.

Projects are the other options, although I do not know if they increase any scores, they are more to showcase with nice figures and reference our studies and findings. They can be shared on LinkedIn. Following the same matter of projects, a button should be implemented by the R^G AI platform asking us if we want to be added to a particular project by creators (researchers that we don't know, I apologize but this is not a "star trek borg community" to be conquered by any project, since we are added without concern and that leads to misunderstandings sometimes. So do not only score that is under evaluation, projects memberships inclusions should be part of a discusiion as well, even if that is a rule in R^G, scores were also a rule.

We are living in very difficult times and we do not always seek opinions to be part of projects outside our fields or particular interest.

Summarizing:

Best Regards, thanks for asking. Hasta Luego.

Once a paper is accepted, you cannot update the accepted version of the paper.

If you need to update the paper, you have to write a letter to the Editor explaining the reason for wanting to update the accepted version of the paper.

Hello Sami Çoksan

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besteditproof.com is one of the companies I got support for my articles. I can definitely recommend their proofreaders and editors. I believe they provide some samples when you communicate them. So, if you want to see some samples before placing your order. Hope it helps.

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I agree with you

These are good guidelines Anders Norberg let's look closely

first, it is nice to hit all 4 but realistically does not happen as we will see

But is this a slippery slope? I agree that citations and publications are for sale in a publish or perish market. But on the other hand, ghostwriting is more prevalent than you would believe. I have helped write three books where I wrote from 30 to 50 percent of the sentences depending on the chapter and my name is never mentioned even in the acknowledgments. I needed the money;-). Finally, most editors and proofreaders never get much credit nor are they in a position to profit much if they were listed as a coauthor. Frankly, it is more of doing the right thing or not. Chris

Same issue

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Thanks Rafael Baptista , good to know

Dear Prof. Igor Gurkov,

Thanks for your guidelines and answers. Much appreciated your time and insights!

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Dear Igancio,

Resources such as Grammarly, ProWritingAid, or Microsoft Word’s built-in tools can provide a starting point for simple grammatical corrections. They are cost-effective, user friendly, and relatively efficient.

As a next step, I would recommend engaging with a friend, local colleague, or your graduate advisor. Even if their English language proficiency is similar to yours, a second pair of eyes can often help identify issues that the original author may have inadvertently overlooked. Some schools even offer in-house editorial support via the university library or student services. Ask around, you may be surprised by the options available in your personal network.

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Yes - although it is also possible that they do realise that you have done good research. But in that case the bad writing (to put it bluntly) will still irritate them, and they will either reject the paper on that basis, or insist that you revise your text and edit that properly. Therefore, it is FAR wiser to make your work ready for printing BEFORE you submit it. It is well worth doing that, and uncompromisingly! I have published many scholarly publications, and know well, from experience, how one's judges will act. I also regularly read submissions from other scholars seeking publication, and the quality of the writing and general presentation (i.e. the use of footnotes etc) influences me very strongly. Of course WHAT is said is the most important thing, but if it is said badly one cannot, alas, accept the submission, and only the contributor can - and should - make the necessary corrections. So do try to get things 100% right from the beginning. It "pays"!

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C K Gomathy : Thanks for your reply. The linked page at google preview is not available (for at least in Germany...). Could you give me the page numbers or The abstract your revering to? There is one single university in Germany that has a copy of this book where i could order the pages...

All the best!

Oliver

Typically, the decision of the editorial board to accept or reject the article is based on the study of the article/s material by only one reviewer - the subject of whose own work is closest to the subject of your article. You may not agree with the comments and the final negative decision of the reviewer. The surest way to convince the editors that your article is still worth publishing is to ask the editors to transfer your article to another reviewer. This approach to the dialogue with the Editorial Board is the most successful. (The editors are not obliged to inform the 1st reviewer about your request to replace him with another). So that will be just

just the 2nd attempt.

Many answers are more talking about editing, as opposed to proofreading. Proofreading looks for errors. Editing improves the use of language.

I do not think that there is any technology tool that will do satisfactory editing. That requires a person to use critical thinking about the nuances of the meaning of words.

My articles are never rejected "due to poor and ineffectual language." I never hire professional writers to improve the quality of my writing. As the author of three academic or scholarly books, I proofread the galleys and page proofs, mainly because the publishing house's staff editor assigned to my book publishing project did not have specialized knowledge of the content. I am blessed to be able to publish books, chapters, essays, and articles in my native language, which is English, in a country where English is the official language.

After I earned the Ph.D. degree and taught for three years, I successfully completed a College of Engineering summer course designed for post-Ph.D. faculty members seeking certification in Teaching Technical and Professional Writing primarily in courses enrolling upper-division and graduate students majoring in engineering, business, sciences, pre-law and social sciences, and education.

English-As-a-Second Language (ESL) is a separate course of studies. ESL courses are designed for students who are first tested and then required to take appropriate courses offered by the ESL Department before they are allowed to take required courses offered by the department in which they are interested, whether to enroll in courses or to complete a two-year associate degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, or doctoral degree.

As an administrative director of a university writing program, I strongly recommended that undergraduate and graduate-level students demonstrate their proficiency in English via the ESL programs. Most academic departments require transcript evidence of proficiency in English. Graduate students are required to do all of their written assignments without help. Post-graduate employment opportunities are restricted if a job candidate is unable to read, write, and speak English with a high level of proficiency. A scientist who is worth his or her salt typically works hard to achieve the highest level of competency in writing research articles without resorting to "professional writing services."

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Hi Yurniwati Yurniwati

You might like Grammarly tool.

They offer extension and on page solutions. Here is the website: grammarly.com.

They provide both free and pro versions; however, I think the free version might help you a lot. But note that free trial does not allow to scan plagiarism.

I believe Microsoft Office also offers some free instant checker. You might want to try that one too.

Hope it helps,

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Once I complete a paper, I would let it sit for a few weeks or sometimes months and then proof read, revise, and edit. Sometimes, I also request colleagues and friends within the same field and outside the field. It helps me in identifying issues that I wouldn't have noted myself. Especially, people outside my own field can provide a good objective assessment of readability and comprehension.

Dear Asma,

As Nashaat mentioned, resources such as Grammarly, ProWritingAid, or Microsoft Word’s built-in tools can provide a starting point for simple grammatical corrections. They are cost-effective, user friendly, and relatively efficient.

As a next step, I would recommend engaging with a friend, local colleague, or your graduate adviser. Even if their English language proficiency is similar to yours, a second pair of eyes can often help identify issues that the original author may have inadvertently overlooked. Some schools even offer in-house editorial support via the university library or student services. Ask around, you may be surprised by the options available in your personal network.

After you’ve exhausted these resources, if your budget allows, I would suggest engaging with a professional editorial service. A professional editor can enhance the word choice, logic, and clarity of your writing, increasing the likelihood for manuscript acceptance.

I’m the proud Founder and Managing Director for JournalEdit, a premium editing service. JournalEdit has been helping researchers worldwide with professional scientific editing since 2012. We have a global network of 300+ experienced scholars (PhD, MD) with expertise across medical, science, and engineering fields. All our editors are exclusively native English speakers and based in the US, UK, Canada, or Australia.

As an introductory promotion for ResearchGate members, use promo code RG10 for a 10% discount. Or, if you visit our website & join our mailing list, we'll send you a discount for 20% off your first order!

Our website: https://www.journaledit.com

Best wishes for a smooth and successful publication journey!

Also, what pattern is better suitable? Fill in type like the very first question, or a straight forward question. or statements to respond on a 5 point scale or 7 point scale to.

Is it correct to say you are looking for help to shape your research paper into a form that can be published? Judging from the phrasing in your request, there could be much work to do. This would require not simply a proofreader but a competent editor, someone acquainted with your field and the requirements of the publications you are trying to reach.

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I have not used the CO1 primers. For universal primers, it is normal that there is length variation among species. Mostly, you got targeted amplification based on your gel image. I would use DNA extracted from tissues of species known to be present in your eDNA samples to verify this.

Hi, Gobinda,

I am sorry to hear of your situation. It can be quite frustrating to respond sincerely to reviewers' notes without finally obtaining an acceptance. There is, of course, virtually no recourse once an editor has made a final decision.

I strongly recommend that you give yourself a few days to process the rejection, then to quickly resubmit your manuscript elsewhere for consideration. The worst personal example I can share is a controversial manuscript of mine that received 8 rejections before being accepted. One of my mentors often said, "there is a place for every manuscript." Find it.

I think this number of checking times is depending on the strength of the journal want to be published in it.

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It might not be errors from your polymerase. It's possible that your DNA template has SNPs compared to the reference genome.

It's really useful question thanks for asking it.

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Sarmad - academic writing follows a number of 'standard' conventions that witers are advised to follow routinely. They are mainly based around structure. The standard structure is an introduction that identifies the scene-setting context of the main topic and identifies the main objectives of the written piece. That then leads into the 'main body' of the article. The conclusion/summary - which further articulates, explores and expands on the introductory context throuhg a more critical appraisal of the existing literaure. This involves a critical integration of the literature to support observations and claims. This is through critical comparioson, debate, analysis and sythesis of the material - which should be logical and sequential as it progresses. The article should flow well and be well sign-posted with appropriate headings. The main things to avoid in the main body centre on 'pure description' i.e. just using cited literature to 'say what things are and what they do' without critical reflection. Under or over-citation add to this - as do other structural issues such as the over-use of direct quotation, bullet points, lists etc. The main body is followed by the concluding summary which is a critical evaluation of the main outcomes arising from the main text. You did mention proof-reading as well. It's imporatnt that the final 'touch' is an accurate proof-reading to avoid typos, grammatical errors etc.

Dear Anshuman

U can use phusion for LIC but you have to optimize the protocol.

None of the above activities is allowed to add any intellectual input. Any ambiguities must be referred back to the author for resolution.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy_editing for more detail

Dunlian,

Your question of " whether the authors arbitrarily delete or add fund names are misbehavior" seems like a clear-cut question of ethics. No one should "arbitrarily" do anything in a publication for a scientific journal.

Have a look at REF-N-WRITE scientific paper writing tool. This tool allows you to import text from previous papers relevant to the subject area in MS word. While you are writing your paper, you can just search for similar statements from other authors and inherit their vocabulary and language to improve your paper. It also comes with a library of academic phrases that you can readily use to polish your paper. Here is the link for the site.

They have some nice tutorials here.

If you are pursuing your postgraduate or research study, you can seek help from your supervisor / adviser, professor(s) who are the subject matter expert in your research area.

If you are in academia or completed your research degree, you can seek help from peers, colleagues or even article reviewers that you might get in touch with through certain networking.

You can also consider ResearchGate, Academia.edu etc. members since their profile & published papers are visible in the websites for your reference.

After receiving feedback from proof readers - go through their comments with open mind, change / improve if needed, perform further literature review or seek 2nd opinion if you are not sure etc.  Wishing you all the best.

Thanks, Jenny Triggs. 

I am willing if you provide me with more info. 

I agree with Jeremy. It largely depends on personal preference and the methodology of the individual to proof-read.   Like Jeremy I too find it easier in printed material rather than on-screen.

Hi Dmitry, 

Many thanks for your response. Hope you don't mind me asking, but I was wondering if you know roughly how much space do you leave? is 10bp ok? or are we taking on the 100s? 

I find when I digest from my 14kb plasmid the 300bp worth of promoters driving 2 gRNAs that my 300bp band is very very faint, even when I carry out a digestion with 3ug DNA. I have done this same digestion in 2-3 large lanes and pooled the DNA for gel purification but I find this amount is very unlikely to be enough for the RNA synthesis reaction which recommends using ~4ug DNA template. However, I wonder if 500ng of 300bp fragment would be just as good as using 4ug of the linearised plasmid given the difference in size. Has anyone tried this?

Hi Julian,

I agree with Petre. The a overhangs should have no impact in the end. You can go about as planned. Once you do the second round of amplification, introducing the indexes, the new amplicons will not contain the 3' overhangs as as these are not included in the indexing primers.

Cheers,

Vegard

My advice is to post this message on LinkedIn as well - check relevant social science groups or post it directly via your profile to all contacts in your network - there are a lot of professionals who can help you. Similarly, there are social science groups on Facebook but I can't give you specific suggestions except Routledge tourism section http://www.routledge.com/tourism/

Alternatively, try to find a mentor at AuthorAid http://www.authoraid.info/en/mentoring/

and World Library of Science http://www.nature.com/wls/people

I don't know how efficient and fast the process is but I hope it works.

You may find additional links shared in this RG discussion https://www.researchgate.net/post/Are_there_volunteers_to_be_advisors_if_not_supervisors_for_PhD_students_of_developing_countries   

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