Tag: #failure
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What Editors Actually Mean by “Lack of Depth”
“Lack of depth” is one of the most common editorial comments—and one of the most misunderstood. It’s rarely about length or citations. This article explains what editors actually mean, and what had to change in my own papers to stop seeing this phrase.
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5 Critical Academic Writing Mistakes That Make Papers Unclear
Most papers labeled “unclear” are not suffering from bad English, but from weak thinking and structure. Here are five common mistakes reviewers see.
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Academic vs Everyday Writing
Many researchers struggle with academic writing not because their English is weak, but because they are writing in the wrong mode. Everyday writing relies on shared context and generous readers. Academic writing does not. It demands explicit claims, precise meaning, and reasoning that can survive scrutiny.
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Why Academic Writing Is So Hard (and it’s not your English)
Academic writing is cognitively complex not because scholars seek obscurity, but because the genre demands precision, accountability, and decision-making under uncertainty.