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Writing is typically solitary work, even if you have several co-authors. I recommend having a professional editor or a colleague look over your work, in addition to your co-authors. Someone with a fresh perspective on the writing will help you identify grammatical and typographical errors, as well as gaps in your story or flaws in your logic.
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Use strong, specific language and provide details in your writing to make your findings clear and facilitate reproducibility.
Writing is a way to present your ideas and findings. In order to make yourself as clear as possible, you should use specific language and provide details. Clarity and specificity are particularly important in scientific documents.
Using the correct symbols in your writing prevents misunderstandings and avoids distracting the reader from your point.
As a language editor who works primarily with scientists, I commonly encounter problems with symbols in documents. Some authors use placeholders or similar, but incorrect, symbols in their scientific articles. Luckily, this problem is typically easy to fix.
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