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30th September 2018

4-minute read

How to Prepare a Journal Article for Publication

So, you’ve done some research and want to share it with the world. What better...

16th September 2018

4-minute read

5 Expensive Comma Typos from History

You might not give commas much thought on a day-to-day basis. They’re just punctuation. But...

9th September 2018

3-minute read

Chicago Referencing – Citing an Online Video (Footnotes)

Chicago Referencing can be frustrating for those who prefer their referencing systems to have well-defined...

29th July 2018

3-minute read

Social Media for Businesses (5 Top Tips)

It might be possible for a modern business to get by without social media. However,...

22nd July 2018

2-minute read

Vancouver Referencing – Citing an Academic Journal Article

In most areas of study, new research is published in academic journals. As such, you...

10th June 2018

2-minute read

A Guide to Paraphrasing Sources

Good academic writing will quote and reference a range of sources. But is quoting sources...

Instant Quote

27th May 2018

3-minute read

An Example Press Release

Having previously set out five questions you should ask when writing a press release, we...

26th February 2018

4-minute read

Titles in Essays (Italics or Quote Marks?)

Formatting your own essay title is easy (just bung a Heading style on it). Unfortunately,...

5th February 2018

4-minute read

Citing More than One Source at Once (and Citation Order)

To support your arguments in an essay, you need to cite your sources. And if...

19th December 2017

3-minute read

Vancouver Referencing

Join us on a journey north. Out of Australia, across the ocean and all the...

18th November 2017

3-minute read

Chicago Referencing – Conference Papers (Footnotes)

Secretly, academic conferences are just massive parties. Academics gather to drink, dance and do various...

4th November 2017

3-minute read

6 Tips for Using Abbreviations in Academic Writing

Academic writing can be a bit… wordy. As such, anything that makes your work more...