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New! Writefull's automated Abstract Generator

Time for a new Writefull widget! Today, we release the Abstract Generator. This clever widget uses AI to automatically generate an abstract for your paper.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
1 min read
Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs or one-word verbs: Which one to choose?

‘Performed an experiment’ or ‘carried out an experiment’? ‘The authors point out’ or ‘the authors highlight’? Choosing between a phrasal verb and a one-word equivalent can be tricky. In this post, we give you some tips to help.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
Product update

Writefull's Paraphraser and Title Generator accessible from LaTeX source code in Overleaf

It is now even easier to use the Paraphraser and Title Generator in Writefull for Overleaf. As of today, the two widgets can be used within your LaTeX source code directly.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
1 min read
Publishers

Writefull launches new services to further automatize publishers’ workflow

Writefull has expanded its set of services for publishers, now offering APIs for automatic manuscript categorization and metadata extraction. Early adopters are Hindawi and ACS. The Writefull APIs allow for significant savings throughout the publishing workflow.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
2 min read
Publishers

Writefull’s API used by ACS for language evaluation quality control after editing

ACS (American Chemical Society) has integrated Writefull’s Manuscript Categorization API to automatically evaluate the language in manuscripts after copyediting. This is one of two uses of this API by ACS; the other use case is for language quality assessment before copyediting.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
1 min read
Corpus analysis

These are the 100 most frequent LaTeX commands

Many Writefull users write in LaTeX - using Writefull for Overleaf to revise their work. For this analysis, we parsed 300K papers from arXiv to explore what LaTeX commands are used most often in research writing.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
6 min read
Corpus analysis

How to use phrasal verbs in academic writing

Avoiding phrasal verbs in academic writing is a mistake. But it’s best to know how to use them, in particular which words they combine with. In this analysis, we look at the most commonly used noun-phrasal verb-noun combinations in scientific texts.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Corpus analysis

How to present data and statistics in your paper

In most academic fields, presenting stats and data is key. Words like 'values', 'equations', 'numbers', and 'tests' are common in theses and papers. But how do you use these words? In this analysis, we explore what phrases authors use most often when they present data and statistics.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
1 min read
Publishers

Writefull delivers metadata service to ACS

As of this month, American Chemical Society (ACS) is using Writefull’s Metadata API to automate aspects of manuscript review. Writefull’s Metadata API leverages state-of-the-art NLP to facilitate the (automated) review of manuscripts, offering a scalable, time-saving solution to publishers.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
2 min read
Writefull

How to integrate Writefull into a self-hosted instance of Overleaf

As more and more researchers discover Writefull for Overleaf, we're often asked how to use Writefull on a self-hosted Overleaf instance. It's certainly possible! In this post, we tell you how to set it up.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
2 min read
Writefull

Writefull for Overleaf just got 10x better

We are thrilled to announce that we've launched a new version of Writefull for Overleaf! It gives you the advanced Full Edit mode, a US-UK spelling toggle, compatibility with Firefox, and an improved UI.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
2 min read
Writefull

Scholardle: Wordle for researchers

Try Scholardle, Writefull's academic twist on the open source version of the word guessing game Wordle.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Corpus analysis

‘Statistically significant differences’ and other research observations

In this blog post, we show results of an analysis of the most frequent adverb-adjective-noun sequences in scientific texts (e.g. 'statistically significant differences').

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
Publishers

ACS integrates Writefull’s Manuscript Categorization API for post-acceptance classification

ACS (American Chemical Society) has integrated Writefull's Manuscript Categorization service into their publishing workflow. ACS uses it to automatically classify all of their accepted manuscripts by language quality.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
1 min read
Publishers

Hindawi uses Writefull’s Metadata API for structural checks

We are happy to announce that Writefull has extended its pre-submission services for open access publisher Hindawi. In addition to the Writefull Revise language check that was already in place, Hindawi now offers authors structural checks on their manuscripts.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
2 min read
Writefull

Why you need a writing app tailored to science and academia

There are a lot of writing apps out there. If you are studying or doing research at university, here’s why you need one specifically for academic writing.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Corpus analysis

How to present tables and figures in your paper: an analysis

Referring to tables and figures is something you do in every paper. But what phrases can you use? And what common errors should you avoid? In this post, we show you the most frequent word combinations with the subjects 'table' and 'figure' across a data set of published papers.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
3 min read
Phrasal verbs

True or False? The truth about phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs can be difficult for non-native speakers of English. Here we look at commonly held beliefs about these challenging multi-word combinations.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
Academic writing

Hedging in academic writing

If you read a lot of academic papers, you will have seen lots of hedging. Here we explain what hedging is, how it's used, and how to use it in your text.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
Academic writing

Why (and how to) avoid noun chunks in your paper

The use of awkward noun chunks is all too common in research papers, at the expense of clarity. Here’s why you should avoid them in your writing, and how.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Corpus analysis

How to present your results: an analysis

Whether you’re writing a paper, thesis, or report: you’re likely to present the results of your work. In this analysis, we look at the phrases authors use when referring to their results.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
1 min read
Academic publishing

Common reasons for papers to be rejected by journals

Getting a manuscript rejected by a journal is painful. Unfortunately, it happens to a lot of us. To avoid it as much as possible, it’s important to be aware of the most common reasons for rejection.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
Corpus analysis

How to refer to tables and figures, sections, and other parts of your paper

Cross-referencing, or referring to sections or objects elsewhere in your paper, is important for making your text structured and coherent. But how do you do this? For this post, we analyzed how authors usually cross-reference within their research paper.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
2 min read
Writefull

Writefull vs Grammarly: what's the difference?

Let’s be honest: we get this question quite a lot. And we understand. Both Writefull and Grammarly are popular language checking tools. So how do they compare? We give you five key differences.

  • Hilde van Zeeland
    Hilde van Zeeland
1 min read
Academic writing

Thesis writing myths

Writing a thesis is a daunting task. Many students don’t fully understand what thesis writing should look like, and embark on their PhD with misconceptions around what constitutes good practice. Here are a few common ones.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
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