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Mélodie Garnier

Mélodie Garnier

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Publishers

True or False: Publishers’ policies around ChatGPT and other AI tools

As ChatGPT gains popularity, academic publishers are having to define their stance on the use of AI tools. Here’s the low-down on their official policies.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
TexGPT

How to use ChatGPT and other AI tools in papers and essays

The rise of generative AI such as ChatGPT has opened up huge possibilities for writing papers and essays. But how to use it wisely and effectively?

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
Academic writing

Why Writefull’s Academizer is a game changer

Writefull’s Academizer helps by automatically rewriting your informal sentences into academic ones. Through training our language models on real academic output, we help you turn colloquial text into eloquent language that is appropriate for science.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Academic writing

Why is academic writing so hard… and how can Writefull help

Writing a scientific paper is undoubtedly challenging. In this blog post, we highlight the most common problems people face, and how Writefull can help overcome them.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
3 min read
Academic publishing

How to increase your chances of getting published

Getting your work out there is hard. And while research and writing are the hardest parts, they’re not the end of the story. In this blog post, we take you through 10 tips to maximize your chances of getting your paper published.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
3 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
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
2 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
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
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
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
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
Writefull

The best grammar and language checker for Overleaf

Looking for a grammar checker in Overleaf? Try out Writefull and get the best language feedback and writing features on your LaTeX document, instantly. And unlike other tools like Grammarly, Writefull can be used within Overleaf directly.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Writefull

How AI language assistants help your writing

Artificial Intelligence has become the new buzz phrase everywhere, but many people misunderstand what AI software can really do for them. Here are some genuine ways in which Natural Language Processing (a strand of AI) can enhance your scientific writing.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Users about Writefull

Users about Writefull: ‘I’m a perfectionist. If your software makes a great impression on me, then it must be good!’

As a complete language solution for academic, scientific and technical writing, Writefull has very broad use cases. Arash Bidadkosh, a PhD researcher at the University of Groningen and QA consultant, tells us about the various ways Writefull helps him in his work.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Academic publishing

Submitting to a journal: A pre-flight checklist

Your manuscript is complete, and you’ve chosen a journal to submit it to. But what are the final steps to follow as part of the submission process? Read this 10-point checklist for guidance, to avoid potential delays in having your paper processed and published.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
Academic writing

How to avoid plagiarism in your paper

Plagiarism is a very serious offense in academia, with consequences ranging from failing your essay to getting suspended from your course. Even if not intending to, it can be easy to mistakenly plagiarize content from other papers. Here are some sure ways to avoid falling into that trap.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Academic publishing

Don’t forget these sections before submitting your paper

When preparing your manuscript, remember to include at least some of the following statements before submitting it to a journal.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Users about Writefull

Users about Writefull: "It understands the nature of academic writing"

Writefull was conceived as a tool to help students and researchers with their academic writing. So what do students and researchers think about it? Last week we interviewed Andrea Beltrán-Lizarazo, a PhD student at Boston University, to find out.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
3 min read
Language models

Writefull’s language feedback (2) - Phrasing

With Full Edit, Writefull provides language feedback at the sentence level. In this blog post, we look at Writefull’s feedback on phrasing.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read
Language models

Writefull’s language feedback: Word order

Writefull’s Full Edit is now out, powered by language models able to correct entire sentences like never before. But what exactly does this new level of feedback entail? In this short blog series, we’re taking a close look at four new categories of language feedback - this week, word order.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
Academic Word of the Month

Academic Word of the Month: EFFECTIVENESS

Meaning*: (Noun) 1. The degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result; success. e.g. "The treatment has demonstrated its effectiveness at curing patients" How often is it

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
2 min read
Product update

The Sentence Palette just got three times bigger!

One of Writefull’s star features, Sentence Palette, has been considerably expanded to offer an even greater range of academic phrases to incorporate into your texts.

  • Mélodie Garnier
    Mélodie Garnier
1 min read

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