10 Rules for writing science

I am currently attending a course on ‘Academic Writing’. This is for scholars who want to write academic / scholarly articles. Such work usually gets published in journals. Journals are usually read by other scholars to know, collaborate, and take forward humanity’s knowledge on a subject. As I was reading through number of books and papers, I accidentally landed up on a journal editorial which shared 10 rules for writing science. I am listing the rules as they are so succinctly put. I am sharing the link to the original article for a more detailed account on each of these rules.

Rule 1: Keep It Short

Rule 2: Keep It Compact

Rule 3: Keep It Simple

Rule 4: Use the Present Tense

Rule 5: Avoid Adjectives and Adverbs

Rule 6: Focus

Rule 7: Signal Novelty and Importance

Rule 8: Be Bold

Rule 9: Show Confidence

Rule 10: Avoid Evocative Words

Article titled “Ten Simple (Empirical) Rules for Writing Science” by Cody J. Weinberger, James A. Evans, Stefano Allesina

Link: http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004205

Happy Reading and Writing (eventually)!