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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XVI

English grammatical challenges:

Using “the” and “a” in writing.

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There are many challenges in writing a thesis or academic article in English. For Thai people,  a subtle challenge is whether to use “the” or “a” in a sentence.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XIV

Writing the Introduction

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Depending on how many words you wish to devote to the introductory section of your thesis or academic article, it can take many forms.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XIII

Reading proofs

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After your article has been accepted and edited, you will be sent a final version before publication, called a “proof.”

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part XII

Responding to editorial feedback.

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If you have submitted an article, after a long wait you will finally hear from the editor.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part X

Writing an academic book review.

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One relatively simple way for ajarns and advanced students to get a publication credit is to write a book review for an academic journal.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part IX

Footnotes

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Whether you should use footnotes or not in your academic article or thesis depends on the subject you are writing about.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part VIII

Choosing the right keywords

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If you have taken time and trouble to write an academic article or other published work, you will want others to be able to find it.

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Guide to Writing Academic Articles: Part VII

Documenting References or Citations

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Writing references or citations in an article is arguably the least amusing aspect of research, but is absolutely necessary.

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