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figures and tables always on top of the page?
I have to write a scientific paper for a university course. As far as I know, and as far as I have ever seen, tables and figures are always inserted at the top of a page, instead of at the exact ...
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combining sentences
I want to say couple of this within one sentence. so my sub sentences would be:
We removed the vertical features from the classification process.
The removal of vertical features enhances ...
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How to combine a visual and textual outline
I am a Ph.D. student in engineering, so most of my writing fits into a fairly strict idiom: the IMRaD (Introduction, Methodology, Results, and Discussion). In general, I like to use an outline to help ...
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Where and how to give an overview of each chapter in scientific writing?
Since I find it quite helpful for readers (e.g., of my dissertation) to get an overview of what they are going to read, I want to do this in each chapter.
Where should I locate these overviews?
How ...
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Publishing a translation
I hope I found the right stackexchange site for this question.
I'm in the process of translating a book (scientific publication) for private use. If I ever decide to publish it, what is the procedure ...
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How to publish my Research Publication
I do have little research experience on "Web Security" and I made some inventions in that. I have patented my inventions and now when I was trying to apply for Masters by Research in Information ...
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What sections of the frontmatter are listed in the table of contents?
There is a question about the correct order for thesis front matter. If I have those sections and some order, what of them is usually placed into the table of contents? While the main chapters surely ...
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How to cite an entire paragraph?
How to cite an entire paragraph taken from a book? Is it just writing the paragraph as a separate one and adding (Author, Year) in the end? Will it not imply that only the last sentence in the ...
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Scientific Citation
Is there a standard for the fields which are required to be included for a reference in scientific journal/conference papers? For instance BibTeX has a lot of fields for an @article entry, but which ...
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Origin of Passive Voice or Third Person in scientific Writing
I was reading a turkish translation of Robert A. Day , How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper.
Foreword is written by A. M. Celâl Şengör.
In this foreword
The writer who always uses third ...
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What counts as a word when dealing with a word limit?
I am trying to determine if it will be feasible to revise a manuscript for a journal that has a 6500 word limit. Currently, the manuscript is between 7500 and 8000 words long, depending on how I count ...
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Writing a math exercise book
I am in the process of compiling a collection of exercises in Linear Algebra, (freshman course).
This is mainly just a series of examples, with a short theoretical introduction to each chapter with a ...
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What is the key reference documentation and how should I cite BASH?
I originally posted this question at SO, but two users there suggested that I take it here.
I am writing a scientific research paper, and I want to know if it is appropriate to cite bash, and if so, ...
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Journal subscription secrecy
Robert Darnton, an accomplished scholar and important name in the open access movement, has a piece in the current New York Review of Books, The Library: Three Jeremiads, where he mentions that
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