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Writing a medical thesis is necessary; not only to obtain your PhD degree but also to learn how to research, how to write, and finally, contribute to the scientific community with your research.

The PhD thesis is the single biggest piece of the work written by you. However, writing your thesis is not devoid of challenges. Academic pressure, people with different opinions and feedback, and the deadlines to publish make anyone feel overwhelmed.

But, cheer up! Here, we offer you some tips on how to handle the common challenges you face while writing your PhD thesis.

1) Avoid procrastination

Everyone procrastinates. Whether you’re watching your favourite show, checking out your to-do list or sitting idle, procrastination is an easy trap to fall into. However, this will add to the pressure of submitting your thesis on time. Moreover, the last minute preparation of your thesis might affect its quality.

So, start early and avoid procrastination.

2) Schedule your writing

Track your energy levels for a week and choose the best time for you to write. Choose the time when you feel most energetic and motivated to write. You don’t have to write pages at one time; it will exhaust you. A good thesis can’t be written with an exhausted mind. Schedule your writing, other things, and sleeping time.

3) Overcome your language barriers

Though English is the primary language of Science, it may not be your native language. In such a case, writing a PhD thesis is even more daunting. Look for the support available at your institution such as a writing centre or a training centre in academic writing, or you can search for a mentor.

If you’re still not confident, take help from the professional medical thesis writing services.

4) Get the right feedback at the right time

It’s good if you collaborate with your seniors or peers and take their suggestions to write your thesis. Their input can help you transform your work into something great. However, decide in advance on whom you want to get feedback from. Choose only those people who take a sincere interest in your work and are reliable.

Give them deadlines. This will save you from unnecessary feedback’s and you won’t worry about when you will hear from them.

5) Edit and proofread your writing

You have spent months reading and writing the same text. Now, editing and proofreading the same can be painful and tiring. However, you can’t undermine their importance in medical thesis writing.

So, give your thesis a break for a few days. After this break, you will be able to view your own writing from a fresh perspective and pick out many errors. Otherwise, you can also take help from the professional medical editing services.

Remember, you are not alone in facing these challenges in writing a PhD thesis. Everyone does. But, a strong willpower and these tips can help you write your thesis like a pro and come out with flying colours.

Many authors, especially those who are good at writing often ask, “What is wrong with my scientific writing?” In other words, they intend to ask “Why should I proofread my paper?”

That means they are still not convinced over the significance of proofreading their medical paper. For them, medical proofreading is for the novice authors who make many mistakes while writing their research papers.

This is obvious to them because they are good writers and see no flaws in their writing. However, whether novice or experienced, authors often write sentences with missing articles (a, an, the) or use long sentences in their document. Though these are not mistakes by themselves but may cause the journal editor to misunderstand your document, get frustrated, and reject it.

Also, the word counts are very important to the publication process. So, if you proofread your paper, you can eliminate many “speed bumps” of the English language, simplify your document and present your best.

Here is the four-step process to proofread your paper effectively:

1) First step

Spell check – it is a quick and thorough read on your paper to detect and correct any spelling mistakes, any missing article, delete extra spaces or add where there are no space between words, correct punctuation mistakes, etc.

2) Second step

Check whether you have followed the desired word limit recommended by your target journal. Reduce the word count wherever possible. Replace long phrases with a single word. Split the long sentences into shorter sentences. For example, “On the other hand…” can be replaced with a single word, “however”.
Ensure you have defined all the abbreviations and acronyms used in the paper. Remove all the unnecessary abbreviations.
Verify all the figures and tables, their titles, and references
Check for the words used whether they can be replaced by a better synonym. For example, you can replace the word “amount” by “number” to convey the meaning of the text in a better way.
Check the tense of each sentence in the document whether it’s consistent

3) Third step

Read the document word-by-word and check the flow of the information whether it’s in a logical order.

4) Fourth step

Verify that all the references are present and all the presented facts are accurate. Remove any false data you may have written by mistake.

Therefore, mistakes while writing can slip through even you are good at writing. Devote as much time to proofread your medical paper as you devoted to write it. Your aim should be to reduce all those things in the paper which might cause the reviewer to misunderstand or ignore your document. Don’t let your relevant and important research study get lost on account of these amendable “speed bumps.”

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