As a professional editor, I receive many documents to review before they are finally presented and published. Generally, a thesis contains a title page followed by a summary, table of contents, list of figures and list of tables (If your dissertation contains these elements), then the text itself, followed by a bibliography (or work, depending [...]

Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA) are common style guides used for writing academic papers. Where MLA is primarily used in the liberal arts, and humanities; APA is used within social sciences (e.g. psychology, education, sociology).
Before you begin writing your college paper, your professor will advise you of the style that [...]

Creating a great essay can help pave the way to a brighter future for you. Learn how to write an engaging college essay to make your application stand out!
Most college essay questions are designed as a way for colleges to learn more about you. This is your chance to tell colleges more about yourself. The [...]

Editing, whether it is for an academic journal, a short story submission, or a non-fiction manuscript for publishing, always follows basic rules of grammar and punctuation. This blog will help you learn the basic rules of em dashes and ellipses, and how to use them accurately in your work. While this [...]

You’ve written undergraduate papers and even graduate-level papers, but now you’re getting ready to work on the biggie: your master’s thesis.  Panic sets in as you realize that this is beyond the scope of your previous academic research and writing experience…and maybe even skills, you’re thinking now. “What was I thinking?” you groan, clutching your [...]

That research project you’ve been slaving away over for months is done, complete, written up…and now you want to submit the fruits of your labor to the appropriate professional journals for publication. But where to begin?

It’s actually not a difficult process; in fact, it can be quite easy if the following five steps are followed.
1.  Know—and [...]