I have never subscribed and set 'all' notifications on any channel ever until now. Andy, may I be informal 🤭, I cannot thank you enough for your information and true mentorship on this journey along the information highway. Beyond that I am so grateful for your humor and practicality. It's akin to hanging out with a friend. Although you are unaware, we regularly have coffee on Saturday mornings. In closing, I am here and continue to come back because of your integrity. Thank you for your work, gifts, and time 🙂.
Incredible video for a new academic writer, I wish I found this video sooner! This was immediately clear and actionable (compared to days at my schools writing center). Thank you so much!
It is straightforward. You just have to rewrite your thesis altogether and structure it according to your target journal. There are a lot of jargon students include to inflate word count for their thesis. However, restructuring your thesis according to the guidelines of target journals by removing those jargons makes these publishable as research/journal articles. I hope this helps. Best wishes!
Dr. Andy, as always, your insights are interesting. I have a question for you. Can I integrate parts or the entirety of my thesis into GPT chat and ask questions to improve the transcript with technical content or it is risky for AI similarity and the content?
Thank you for the videos. They are greatly informative. One problem I found with concise and formal language writing is with AI detectors. Most of the time the piece gets flagged by AI detectors even if no AI is used. The context is in engineering and IT. How do you circumvent this problem. Many times I write my own, I get 0% on Quillbot, and over 30% on Turnitin. It has become really frustrating writing for research. I think AI has become a problem for non-native speakers of the language, of course to a certain extent. It will be very helpful if you make a video on this issue. By the way, even using Undetectable ai. and the like applications get flagged by Turnitin.
My Phd thesis contains the word "that" 362 times, so you're clearly wrong😤 Joke aside, I actually do enjoy writing, but do sometimes fall into the wordiness trap. Despite that, reviewers always pointed out that my papers were clear and easy to follow, so it has not become a problem so far😅
Usually a rejection means the door is closed for that paper and you should try elsewhere. If they wanted you to resubmit, the paper would get a "major revision" instead. Resubmitting after a rejection is rare and can be off-putting, thread very carefully.
@@inveele I disagree. Our group had quite a few reject and resubmit papers. It just means that your revisions probably aren't done very quickly and are quite extensive. But as long as your revision actually adresses all the points a reviewer makes there's hardly any reason to reject it again.
@@llbodlearning8591 It may be worth for your PI to write the chief editor of the journal. It's a bit unorthodox but can help. If you really adressed all the initial concerns of the reviewer but they just keep piling up new demands you can have a discussion about how reasonable they're being. Also, if it's just a low-medium impact journal there is a limit to how much data they can expect for the exposure you're getting there.
Be concise and chop out unnecessary words 00:04 Conciseness improves readability and clarity of writing Eliminate redundant words and streamline the message ✦ Academic writing is dense and difficult to read 01:09 Academic writing is filled with an excessive amount of words per sentence, making it difficult to comprehend. Using active voice and being concise can greatly improve the readability of academic writing. ✦ Use active voice and formal language for academic writing 02:18 Instead of passive voice, directly state the subject performing the action. Utilize formal language to maintain professionalism in writing. ✦ Use formal language and avoid idioms in academic writing 03:25 Formal language maintains professionalism in writing Consider using resources like Chat GPT or Blackline Masters for writing ideas ✦ Use formal language and diverse vocabulary to enhance academic writing 04:35 Utilize adverbs and verbs to modify and improve language Choose formal words like proves, distinguishes, assesses for a better impact ✦ Spill out your thoughts before refining for academic writing. 05:44 Repeatedly review and revise academic writing for academic quality. Avoid monotony by using varied transition words and vocabulary. ✦ Utilize cheat sheets and language models to improve academic writing. 06:51 Use cheat sheets for common words and phrases to impress readers. Utilize language models for simple prompts to enhance writing quality. ✦ Using chat GPT to improve academic writing 07:57 Chat GPT helps in making academic writing more concise and academic It facilitates the process of removing repetition and improving active voice
If I provide a paragraph that I wrote to ChatGPT for revision or grammar checking, will the result be considered plagiarism?, because I used AI to check my paragraph, and it has made some changes or added new words.
In any work where actual physical experiments are described, I tend to expect the passive. On the other hand, in Math and Computer Science (to varying degree) active voice is fairly popular, and imho makes the whole thing much more engaging
There’s a pretty clear age divide on this preference in biology. The old school profs advocate for taking all mention of the human hand out of the paper, as if the experiment were done by divine intervention. The younger generation was taught to acknowledge that humans are involved and cannot be separated from the scientific process.
I'm in a big problem used chat gpt but i just found out that it gives wrong references due to ai hallucinations now i don't know if i should start over or try to fix my littérature review and if so how can I fix it please i need help
My friend had this issue. It wrote something that sounded amazing but all of the references were made up. It was faster to write it herself than to fact check everything it wrote.
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I have never subscribed and set 'all' notifications on any channel ever until now. Andy, may I be informal 🤭, I cannot thank you enough for your information and true mentorship on this journey along the information highway. Beyond that I am so grateful for your humor and practicality. It's akin to hanging out with a friend. Although you are unaware, we regularly have coffee on Saturday mornings. In closing, I am here and continue to come back because of your integrity. Thank you for your work, gifts, and time 🙂.
Thank you so much! It is comments like this that keep me speaking to a camera! The best of luck with your studies!
You explain even challenging ideas so effectively.
Incredible video for a new academic writer, I wish I found this video sooner!
This was immediately clear and actionable (compared to days at my schools writing center). Thank you so much!
Thank you so much Andy, you help making the academic writing much easier 😊
You are so welcome!
Thank you for this video. I just received feedback from my supervisor saying that my thesis needs improvement as it is too informal.
I don't know why I have so intereste in listening to your episodes 😩 thank you for this post
This video made a tough topic much easier.
Words Comparison for Academic Writing- Can you please give the link of that list?!?
Do you have any advice for turning a thesis to a journal article to publish?
It is straightforward. You just have to rewrite your thesis altogether and structure it according to your target journal. There are a lot of jargon students include to inflate word count for their thesis. However, restructuring your thesis according to the guidelines of target journals by removing those jargons makes these publishable as research/journal articles. I hope this helps. Best wishes!
your channel is great .
Dr. Andy, as always, your insights are interesting. I have a question for you. Can I integrate parts or the entirety of my thesis into GPT chat and ask questions to improve the transcript with technical content or it is risky for AI similarity and the content?
I love your videos Andy.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoy my videos. Your support means a lot!
Thank you for the videos. They are greatly informative. One problem I found with concise and formal language writing is with AI detectors. Most of the time the piece gets flagged by AI detectors even if no AI is used. The context is in engineering and IT. How do you circumvent this problem. Many times I write my own, I get 0% on Quillbot, and over 30% on Turnitin. It has become really frustrating writing for research. I think AI has become a problem for non-native speakers of the language, of course to a certain extent. It will be very helpful if you make a video on this issue. By the way, even using Undetectable ai. and the like applications get flagged by Turnitin.
Thanks
Hey did you visit Istanbul two week ago,cause I am pretty sure I saw you an wanted to say hi but I couldn’t be sure 😂
I did! That was me!
My Phd thesis contains the word "that" 362 times, so you're clearly wrong😤
Joke aside, I actually do enjoy writing, but do sometimes fall into the wordiness trap. Despite that, reviewers always pointed out that my papers were clear and easy to follow, so it has not become a problem so far😅
How about Grammarly?
One journal rejected my research article with comments, should I revise and submit it back?
Usually a rejection means the door is closed for that paper and you should try elsewhere. If they wanted you to resubmit, the paper would get a "major revision" instead. Resubmitting after a rejection is rare and can be off-putting, thread very carefully.
@@inveele I disagree. Our group had quite a few reject and resubmit papers. It just means that your revisions probably aren't done very quickly and are quite extensive. But as long as your revision actually adresses all the points a reviewer makes there's hardly any reason to reject it again.
If you can address the comments and prove to the editor that you've updated the article enough - it may be worth testing the journal again.
@@DrAndyStapleton Yes, I made changes recommended by reviewer. But they added one more statment. My research does not have rigor. How to deal with it?
@@llbodlearning8591 It may be worth for your PI to write the chief editor of the journal. It's a bit unorthodox but can help.
If you really adressed all the initial concerns of the reviewer but they just keep piling up new demands you can have a discussion about how reasonable they're being.
Also, if it's just a low-medium impact journal there is a limit to how much data they can expect for the exposure you're getting there.
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Be concise and chop out unnecessary words
00:04
Conciseness improves readability and clarity of writing
Eliminate redundant words and streamline the message
✦
Academic writing is dense and difficult to read
01:09
Academic writing is filled with an excessive amount of words per sentence, making it difficult to comprehend.
Using active voice and being concise can greatly improve the readability of academic writing.
✦
Use active voice and formal language for academic writing
02:18
Instead of passive voice, directly state the subject performing the action.
Utilize formal language to maintain professionalism in writing.
✦
Use formal language and avoid idioms in academic writing
03:25
Formal language maintains professionalism in writing
Consider using resources like Chat GPT or Blackline Masters for writing ideas
✦
Use formal language and diverse vocabulary to enhance academic writing
04:35
Utilize adverbs and verbs to modify and improve language
Choose formal words like proves, distinguishes, assesses for a better impact
✦
Spill out your thoughts before refining for academic writing.
05:44
Repeatedly review and revise academic writing for academic quality.
Avoid monotony by using varied transition words and vocabulary.
✦
Utilize cheat sheets and language models to improve academic writing.
06:51
Use cheat sheets for common words and phrases to impress readers.
Utilize language models for simple prompts to enhance writing quality.
✦
Using chat GPT to improve academic writing
07:57
Chat GPT helps in making academic writing more concise and academic
It facilitates the process of removing repetition and improving active voice
If I provide a paragraph that I wrote to ChatGPT for revision or grammar checking, will the result be considered plagiarism?, because I used AI to check my paragraph, and it has made some changes or added new words.
Nope! Because the original idea is your idea, you're not considered plagiarising off of ChatGPT. Have a great day, mate :)
Err.. `data' is the plural of `datum', so it should be "data were collected over a period of six months."
This is why the public finds academics off-putting 😂
@@inveele Especially the ones who love Latin and insist on "proper" grammar.
In academic writing data is mostly used as a collective noun, like team, family or group, and thus takes a singular verb.
@@Pranav_BhamidipatiLatin and "proper grammar" 😅
Mana telugolla vetakaaram chaala mandiki ardham kadu andi....
Andy: Be concise
Assignment: Explain your height in 3000 words while making reference to yourself.
Me: but…😢
You mean we can’t use pretentious baffle-garble anymore? I don’t want to be concise.
I disagree on the active voice. To me, an academic article sounds more formal and professional if it uses passive voice.
it mostly depends on the field and the epistemological/ontological perspective the researcher choose.
In any work where actual physical experiments are described, I tend to expect the passive. On the other hand, in Math and Computer Science (to varying degree) active voice is fairly popular, and imho makes the whole thing much more engaging
There’s a pretty clear age divide on this preference in biology. The old school profs advocate for taking all mention of the human hand out of the paper, as if the experiment were done by divine intervention. The younger generation was taught to acknowledge that humans are involved and cannot be separated from the scientific process.
I'm in a big problem used chat gpt but i just found out that it gives wrong references due to ai hallucinations now i don't know if i should start over or try to fix my littérature review and if so how can I fix it please i need help
Same problem
@@aizayousaf3227 misery likes company I guess if any of us finds something let's help each other out
It's not good idea to use reference from chatgpt. Use it to refine your writing but not to find literatures
My friend had this issue. It wrote something that sounded amazing but all of the references were made up. It was faster to write it herself than to fact check everything it wrote.