scholarly journals Do you know the Flesch score of your papers?

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Fenner
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Good Writing ◽  
Interesting Discussion

We just had a very interesting discussion in the Ask the Nature Editor Forum about scientific writing. Most people agreed that the quality of the writing in the end doesn't really influence the decision to accept or reject a paper. But good writing, ...

Analysis of Reading, Reference and Information Management on the Quality of Scientific Writing

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zarlis ◽  
Sherly Astuti ◽  
Muhammad Salamuddin
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Reference List ◽  
Management Skill ◽  
Library Search ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Quality Of Research

In education, for educational instruments scientific writing is a very important thing. It requires an information management skill, information management is a library search, which can be done through a computer and guided by the internet. It can also be through the quality of reading used as a reference for scientific writing. In addition, in producing a paper also must know the management of writing, not only required to pay attention to the rules of standard language, but also must be able to convey ideas and ideas well and meet scientific criteria, such as making a quote or reference list used. This paper was written with the aim of improving the quality of research through reading material, making notes and avoiding plagiarism, references using the Harvard system for journals, books, and articles. Management of citing articles either CD or internet, writing, editing, storing references electronically, writing bibliography, and quotations.

Developing the culture and discipline of conducting and publishing scientific research: Guiding principles

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Daniel Obeng-Ofori
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Weekly Schedule ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Heavy Workload ◽  
Guiding Principles ◽  
Mentoring System ◽  
Critical Constraints

The pressure to publish is a fact of life in academia. Academics are expected to demonstrate that they are active researchersand that their work has been vetted by peers and disseminated in reputable scholarly forums. In practice, however, a numberof critical constraints hamper effective publication of scientific research in most developing countries. These include lackof effective mentoring system, poor facilities and inadequate funding for effective research and heavy workload where toomuch time and effort are spent in teaching, grading, meetings and other non-academic activities. In spite of these seeminglyinsurmountable challenges, with proper planning and commitment, one can still conduct research and publish to advanceones career and exchange of knowledge. The paper discusses the critical guiding principles in scientific writing and publishingin an unfriendly research environment as pertains in most universities in the developing world. The overriding principle isto cultivate the discipline of scientific writing consciously and follow it through religiously. This could be achieved if time isallocated for scientific writing in the scheme of weekly schedule of activities and made to be functional through meticulousplanning and commitment. Equally important is to avoid procedural mistakes in scientific writing. While the quality of theresearch is the single most important factor in determining whether an article will be published, a number of proceduralmistakes can help tip the balance against its publication. It should also be noted that when a manuscript is submitted to ascholarly journal, there are two audiences to satisfy: first the editor and external reviewers, and then the journal’s readers.That first group must be satisfied to create the opportunity to appeal to the second. Thus, familiarity with the style and tone ofthe specific journal is crucial.

scholarly journals Strong and Ethical Scholarly Writing for Multidisciplinary Audiences

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 858-858
Author(s):  
Suzanne Meeks
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Publication Ethics ◽  
Prior Work ◽  
Scholarly Writing ◽  
Good Writing

Abstract This presentation will emphasize the importance of plain, good writing. Editors of high impact journals read 10 or more manuscripts per week, and are under pressure to reject 80-90% of them. Regardless of scholarly quality, if the point and contribution are not clear in a quick scan of the paper, it likely will not be reviewed favorably. I will provide tips for strong scientific writing that are commonly violated in manuscript submissions, and provide references for additional writing support. I will also discuss some common publication ethics issues that arise during the review process, including author contributions and embedding your scholarship in the context of prior work.

Analisis Indikator Makro Ekonomi Terhadap Tingkat Kemiskinan di Provinsi Sumatera Barat

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Cempaka Rizki Ambar Sari ◽  
Dela Resina ◽  
Neng Kamarni
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Variable Rate ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Economic Growth Rate ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
Interesting Discussion

Poverty is a problem of economic development which is always an interesting discussion. Poverty has an impact on socio-economic burdens, increases in crime, decreases the quality of life, and hinders the creation of superior human resources. The objectives of this study were to 1) analyze the concept and development of poverty in West Sumatra Province; and 2) to analyze the effect of macroeconomic indicators on poverty in West Sumatra Province. The macroeconomic indicators used are Economic Growth Rate based on Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) and Human Development Index (HDI). The analytical tool used is multiple linear regression which includes data from 19 districts and cities in West Sumatra Province during the period 2015-2019. From the results of this study, it was found that in general the poverty rate in West Sumatra Province from 2015-2019 continued to decline. The variable rate of economic growth has a positive relationship with the level of poverty in West Sumatra Province. Meanwhile, the HDI variable has a significant effect on the poverty level and has a negative relationship.

Collaborative Scientific Writing Between Writing Art and Project Management

2018 ◽  
pp. 339-364
Author(s):  
Dragoș Iliescu ◽  
Felicia Veronica Banciu ◽  
Simona Vasilache
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Transactive Memory ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Online Technology ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge

This chapter investigates collaborative scientific writing. The study presents a baseline and concepts embedded by research for an ad hoc group of authors. Transactive memory, which is a quality of a group achieving the desired synergy, is approached in literature through metaphors. The investigation focuses on a proposal to evaluate the transactive memory's quale. A specialization between group and team expresses the ability of online technology to enhance the authors' communication. The research examines synergy among the authors for different phases of experienced collaboration to achieve successful publishing. Three hypotheses were researched for the evaluation of transactive memory's quale. The findings suggest that the total amount of knowledge experienced by the group of authors, as resulting from the collaborative scientific writing, corresponds to the aggregated domains of deterministic and probabilistic spaces.

scholarly journals GETTING OVER THE FIRST HURDLE: PREPARING YOUR MANUSCRIPT FOR A POSITIVE REVIEW

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S223-S224
Author(s):  
Suzanne Meeks
Keyword(s):  
High Impact ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Manuscript Preparation ◽  
Good Writing

Abstract In this section of the symposium, I will talk about manuscript preparation for maximizing the likelihood that your work will be sent for review. I will talk about common author errors that usually guarantee an immediate reject decision such as not reading and following the Instructions to Authors. I will emphasize the importance of plain, good writing. Editors of high impact journals receive 10 or more new manuscripts per week, and due to limited page space, have to reject 80-90% of them. Regardless of scholarly quality, if the point and contribution are not clear in a quick scan of the paper, it likely will not be reviewed favorably. I will provide tips for strong scientific writing that are commonly violated in manuscript submissions, and provide references for additional writing support.

scholarly journals KREATIVITAS BERFIKIR, TEKNIK PENULISAN DAN PENGUASAAN METODOLOGI PENELITIAN: Analisis Terhadap Kualitas Skripsi Mahasiswa STAIN Jurai Siwo Metro

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Kuryani Kuryani
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Undergraduate Thesis

Undergraduate Thesis (Skripsi) is one of the scientific writing that should be written by the students before finishing their study at a university. It is also called scientific wrtting because it shoul be written logically, systematically and originally. For good scientific writing, the students need to the thinking creativity, writing technique, and research methodology mastery.The aim of this research is know the quality of undergraduate thesis written by the students of State Islamic College (STAIN) Jurai Siwo Metro in the period of 2010-2015. This research had been conducted in STAIN Jurai Siwo Metro Library by observing and anlysing the tudents’ undergraduate thesis that written in those periods. Based on the finding of research can be identified that the quality of students undergraduate thesis still in low level. The low quality of students’ undergraduate thesis caused by 69,60% of students had lack of thinking creativity, 64,61% of students could not write perfectly in writing technique, and 64,57% of students didn’t master the research methodology. This low quality was not only made by the students. But also there were many factors that can influence the case. The lecuters and the sponsors were also had strategis role in their writing. But more over the students should be studying hard to be able and master thinking creavity, writing technique dan research methodology.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT MODEL ON COLLABORATIVE-BASED STUDENTS' SCIENTIFIC WRITING MENTORING THROUGH AN ONLINE RESEARCH CLINIC APPROACH AT UPBJJ-UT SEMARANG

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Binti Muflikah ◽  
Swidarto Swidarto ◽  
Vica Ananta Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
Model Validation ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Validation Data ◽  
Scientific Papers

Scientific writing plays a crucial role in determining the quality of students and universities. So far, the ability of students to establish scientific works is varied. Some students can produce scientific work in an APIK (Asli, Penting, Ilmiah, Konsisten) way which means Original, Important, Scientific, and Consistent), as well as in a "SMART" (Specific, Manageable, Acceptable, Realistic and Time-bound) way. However, some of them also encounter difficulties so they need assistance on a collaborative based scientific writing through Online Research Clinic (ORC) approach. Collaborative-based mentoring can build collegiality and collaboration among tutors, students, and UPBJJ-UT managers. Effective mentoring requires an ORC approach. An online research clinic is a place designed to help students who have difficulty writing scientific papers through clinical methods, starting from problem identification, diagnosis, prognosis, synthesis, treatment, reflection using internet / online network media such as website, email, WhatsApp, telegram, Google classroom, webinars, zoom and so on. Online Research Clinic is a solution to solve students' difficulties in writing scientific papers. The existence of ORC is an innovation to create independent learning in the digital era due to its flexibility and easy accessibility at all times both face-to-face and online. Besides, it is also used by tutors and managers to collaborate in providing consultation services to students. This study aims to analyze and synthesize the management model of scientific work mentoring with a proper online clinical research approach for UPJJB-UT Semarang students. The research method uses Research and Development. Data obtained from the results of scientific work mentoring, needs analysis, testing, and model validation. Data collection techniques use questionnaires, interviews, documentation studies, observation, and FGD. The validity test uses model validation from experts and practitioners. The qualitative descriptive analysis uses data displays, data reduction, data verification, and conclusion. The results of the study conclude that the mentoring management model implemented so far was categorized as sufficient, still theoretical, and not practical yet. ORC assistance model is very important and needed because it is practical, effective, and efficient. The ORC mentoring model is very feasible so that it can be implemented to improve the quality of students in producing scientific papers for fulfilling assignments, requirements for completing study program, and scientific publications.

scholarly journals The passive voice in scientific writing. The current norm in science journals

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. A03 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leong Ping Alvin
Keyword(s):  
Canonical Form ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Scientific Writing ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Passive Voice ◽  
Adverbial Clauses ◽  
Scientific Research Articles

In contrast to past consensus, many authors now feel that the passive voice compromises the quality of scientific writing. However, studies involving scientific articles are rare. Using a corpus of 60 scientific research articles from six journals, this study examined the proportion of passives used, and the contexts and forms in which they occurred. The results revealed that about 30% of all clauses were passive clauses. The canonical form was most pervasive, followed by the bare passive; together, they constituted more than a quarter of all clauses analyzed. Passives were typically used in main clauses, followed by relative and adverbial clauses. Roughly 29% of all passives were located in the methodology section. Based on the results, the proportion of passives in scientific writing may stabilize at about 30%. It is unlikely to dramatically drop any further since the trend suggests that passives are still widely used in the methodology section.

scholarly journals Routes to Writing in Southern Africa

2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-172
Author(s):  
Amber Haque
Keyword(s):  
Writing Development ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Writing Strategies ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Senior Lecturer ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Good Writing ◽  
The University

Writing is certainly one of man's greatest inventions, and good writing is askill which elevates one's position in the society of the learned. The otherside of the coin is poor writing that leads to poor communication and oftenmiscommunication between the writer and the reader(s). Writing in theacademic world is all the more important, as it is the only means ofscholarly expression. The quality of good writing skills is a cause ofconcern for many teachers at various stages of education, especially at thetertiary level. This is perhaps more true of students whose native languageis not English, and for lecturers who have to teach such students.The book under review is a collection of essays written by lecturers andwriting specialists primarily at the University of Western Cape (UWC).It is divided into six major parts and fourteen chapters. The essays arewritten on various themes that provide guidelines for developing writingskiUs in the academic setting. The book is edited by Brenda Leibowitz,Director of the National Center for Curriculum Research and Developmentat the Department of Education, and Yasien Mohamed, a senior lecturer inthe Department of Foreign Languages at UWC.The editors have compiled this book with the aim of providing insight,reflection, and guidelines that would empower lecturers to teach theirsubject more effectively and especially to help students with the writingaspect of their university study. Mohamed, who wrote the introduction tothe book, comments that writing and its development should be viewed asa "humanistic" activity, which recognizes the natural and creative forms ofpersonal narrative writing, as opposed to a scientific approach, wherewriting is viewed as a product rather than a process. Actually, thisempathetic approach to writing development is evident lhroughout thebook.Part I of the book consists of one chapter only and deals with theimportance of writing and teaching in the academia, emphasizing the needfor lecturers to be evaluative of their own writing practices. Basing theadvice on many years of experience as a trainer of writing, the authorsuggests many useful writing strategies including the use of dialogicmaterials, mind mapping, free writing, and writer's support groups.Part II deals with diversity, culture, and writing, and consists of chapters ...

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