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I am offering my book, English for Research Papers, for free on Amazon from December 24 to December 28 as a special thank you to all my...
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Jim Hesson
- Aug 2
- 3 min
Yea, though I walk through the valley of death, I fear no manuscript, for I carry a style manual.
What are style guides? How are they helpful to authors? Why do scientific journals and publishers adopt them? I am a freelance editor of...
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Jim Hesson
- Dec 13, 2022
- 1 min
Boas Festas!
O meu livro, English for Research Papers, está à venda para as festas de fim de ano. Encontre meu livro aqui: https://www.academicenglish...
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Jim Hesson
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Do you hear the BELS ringing?
For whom do the BELS toll? Today the BELS toll for me! I am not talking about John Donne or Hemingway’s dirge bells; I am talking about...
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Jim Hesson
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
Got Thin Spaces?
In typography, a thin space is 1/6 of the size of a conventional space used in a Word doc to separate words, numbers, and other textual...
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Jim Hesson
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min
Heard about the #betterposter revolution?
Mike Morrison argues that the standard poster format has outgrown its usefulness. Its weakness stems from attempting to be a simulacra of...
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Jim Hesson
- Feb 16, 2022
- 1 min
Twenty statistical errors even YOU can find in biomedical research articles
Find the article here: http://www.cmj.hr/2004/45/4/15311405.pdf
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Jim Hesson
- Feb 10, 2022
- 1 min
Do you know about the EQUATOR Network?
If you do research in the life sciences an aim to publish findings based on randomized clinical trials, a systematic review, animal...
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Jim Hesson
- Feb 7, 2022
- 1 min
11 steps to structuring a science paper editors will take seriously
I am sharing a brief article with a number of excellent tips for writing your IMRAD paper. https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-s...
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Jim Hesson
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
Statistics in Clinical Research
I am sharing a link to free audio files of interviews with authors who contributed to the JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods, a book...
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Jim Hesson
- Feb 3, 2021
- 1 min
Is a double-blind peer-review process unbiased and fair?
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2017/10/31/the-fractured-logic-of-blinded-peer-review-in-journals/
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Jim Hesson
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
English for Research Papers: A Handbook for Brazilian Authors
I wrote this book to help researchers avoid mistakes while writing in English. In particular, I focus on common errors made by Portuguese...
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Jim Hesson
- Oct 26, 2020
- 0 min
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Jim Hesson
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
Why does a high-impact publication matter so much for a career in research?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02875-4?fbclid=IwAR0qV7HzufP3e_VvYcn9o4GaBd89X4Cym3fJ55idb489B3eVB7wkXJ7mJig
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Jim Hesson
- Dec 11, 2019
- 1 min
Free study materials for learning English
In addition to our classes, this page provides links to various free sources for learning English in addition to the courses offered by...
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Jim Hesson
- Sep 16, 2019
- 11 min
Guidelines and Rules for Presenting Numbers in Research Papers
Since numbers are at the heart of research, you should know common rules regarding presenting numbers representing quantitative data in...
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