Academic writing encompasses many different formats, each with its own conventions and purposes. ... Build Personal Style Guides. Keep a document of formatting rules, ...

Margins should be set to 1 inch on all sides. All text should be double-spaced. Text should be in a legible, 12 pt. font (Times New Roman is preferred by many instructors). Page numbers should be in ...

Reihane Boghrati shares the results of her study on the ways one’s writing style can affect how often an academic paper is cited. With millions of academic papers being published each year—close to an ...

Simple. Think of academic writing as joining an ongoing conversation. Graff and Birkenstein (2018) compare it to walking into a party where a discussion is already underway.

What a colossal waste. Citation style remains the most arbitrary, formulaic, and prescriptive element of academic writing taught in American high schools and colleges.

Using “I”: The First Person in Academic Writing. This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. Students often arrive at college with strict writing rules in mind. Unfortunately ...