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Constructing Figures in your Scientific Paper
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Dos and Don’ts for Constructing Figures in your Scientific Paper

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Figures are an essential part of your scientific paper writing. However, they may lose their significance if not constructed properly.

Even one ill-constructed figure can lead to the rejection of your paper by the journal editor. So, besides the written text, figures demand an equal attention from you.

Here is the list of dos and don’ts for constructing effective figures in your scientific paper:

Do’s

  • Include a succinct legend to describe the figure. The legend should be written below the figure to provide sufficient information to the reader so that he doesn’t have to refer the text for it
  • Provide each axis of the graph with a brief and informative title including the units of measurement
  • Construct the figure with a reasonable space on all its four sides

Don’ts

  • Don’t include figures that are not referred to in the text
  • Don’t use figures to demonstrate information that can be written in a sentence or two
  • Don’t extend the axes of the graph very far beyond the range of the data
  • Don’t use color in the figures unless absolutely necessary

Following these tips while constructing your figures in the scientific paper will raise your chances of acceptance.

5 Quick Steps to Avoid Plagiarism and Improve Scientific Writing
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5 Quick Steps to Avoid Plagiarism and Improve Scientific Writing

Author krishna kumar 0 Comments Posted on

Plagiarism, simply known as literary theft, is defined as the practice of using other’s work or ideas in your scientific writing without giving them due credit and passing them off as one’s own in publication journals to gain recognition.

Publishing their research in high-impact journals is a matter of reputation for every scientist or research scholar. However, plagiarism can blemish this reputation and you stand a high chance of rejection by the journal.

If you don’t want this to happen to you, avoid plagiarism and improve your scientific writing

with these easy-to-follow steps:

  1. To gain expertise in planning and executing your research and drafting your manuscript, join a team of experienced researchers working on few projects.
  2. Do not copy-paste the exact verbatim from the reference source, understand the idea and paraphrase it to restate in your own words.
  3. Cite correctly and appropriately any content taken from the reference paper or from your previous published paper.
  4. Use plagiarism check websites to check for any accidental plagiarism in your manuscript.
  5. Before submitting your manuscript for publication, get it proofread and edited by professional scientific and medical editors.

Remember, there is no shortcut to success; neither to scientific research, nor scientific writing!

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