Open access, APC fees, titles and abstracts — practices that make your paper more readable and publishable.
Why and how to use AI responsibly in academic writing? Rules on authorship, transparency (disclosure) and verification; the power asymmetries AI creates and deepens — a referenced, scholarly perspective.
Academic WritingThe difference between APA, IEEE and Vancouver citation styles: author-date vs numbered, in-text format, reference-list order, and which field uses which. How to pick the right style.
Academic WritingHow to choose keywords for a paper: how many, why you shouldn't repeat title words, controlled vocabularies like MeSH, balancing specificity, and practices that boost discoverability.
Academic WritingHow to write an effective research paper title: ideal length, putting keywords in the title, title types (descriptive, declarative, question), patterns to avoid, and choosing a title to fit your target journal.
Academic WritingWhat ethics committee approval is, which research requires it, and what TR Dizin's 2020 rule says. Surveys, interviews, experiments, retrospective studies and data protection; when to get approval and how to declare it in your paper.
Academic WritingWhat a preprint is, how servers like arXiv and SSRN work, their benefits and risks. Does a preprint block journal submission, does it count for incentives — all your questions about pre–peer-review sharing.
Academic WritingWhat ORCID is, what it's for, and why it's mandatory in Türkiye. YÖK's ORCID requirement, TR Dizin and YÖKSİS integration, a step-by-step free ORCID registration, and how to fill in your profile properly.
Academic WritingZotero vs Mendeley compared: free storage, open source, citation-style support, PDF annotation, and which workflow suits which. How to choose the right reference manager.
Academic WritingHow to increase citations after publication? Google Scholar profile, ORCID, ResearchGate setup, name consistency, and the ethical ways to grow citations — a visibility guide.
Academic WritingIs using ChatGPT in your paper ethical and allowed? Journal AI policies, accepted vs risky uses, how to disclose AI use, and detector risk — an up-to-date guide.
Academic WritingSubmitting without formatting rules: what format-free / Your Paper Your Way means, which publishers offer it, what you still need to prepare, and its pros and cons.
Academic WritingHow to write a cover letter when submitting a paper to a journal? What it must include, a copy-paste template and example, common mistakes, and why scope fit matters.
Academic WritingWhat to change to send a rejected paper to another journal: a checklist for reference style, headings, abstract, figures and the cover letter — plus tools that make it easy.
Academic WritingCan you turn a thesis into a paper, and how? How many papers a thesis yields, step-by-step conversion, self-plagiarism and advisor/authorship pitfalls — a guide for new researchers.
Academic WritingWhat similarity (plagiarism) score is acceptable for a paper or thesis? How to read a Turnitin/iThenticate report, why the single-source limit matters, and a practical pre-submission guide.
Academic WritingHow to write an effective academic abstract: structured vs unstructured format, ideal word count, components (aim-method-results-conclusion) and common mistakes.
Academic WritingWhat is open access (OA), how much is an APC, what's the difference between Gold/Green/Diamond OA, and how to avoid hidden costs? A practical pre-submission pricing guide.
Academic WritingTick these before you submit: a 25-step pre-submission checklist for journal fit, formatting, language, methodology and ethics. Closes the most common desk-reject reasons up front.