Accuracy in Scientific Writing

by brucesmith | Nov 30, 2017 | Characteristics of Good Scientific Writing

In scientific writing, semantic accuracy is especially important. Semantic accuracy refers to agreement between an author’s intended meaning and the words that the author uses to express that meaning. Formal composition requires that authors write—and think—with a... Read More

Writing and Editing Your Paper in Six Steps

by brucesmith | Nov 29, 2017 | Writing Productivity

For most documents, I recommend the following six-step process for writing and editing a paper. The first two steps entail creation of outlines—basic and detailed. Creating these outlines is not a superfluous activity—consider these two outlines to be mandatory. To... Read More