Hello, everyone. This is Emily, and welcome to this uni-edit video.
Follow the "instructions to authors" to publish faster. Uni-edit always recommends
studying the "instructions for authors" that is supplied by the journal. In the
instructions for authors, some words are tricky. The English used in the
instructions for authors is often difficult to follow. In this video, I will
make the tricky language clear. What do you notice?
Authors must include their reference section in endnote format. Authors are
encouraged to put their Reference section in endnote format. Authors should
refrain from putting their reference section in endnote format. These
sentences are very similar except their meaning varies greatly. The sentence that
begins "authors must include" means you 100% must do this. The sentence that
begins "authors are encouraged" means the author probably should do this but it is
not a 100% requirement. The sentence that begins "authors should refrain from" means
that authors should definitely not do this, so what do you notice? A slight
change in a few words can have a dramatic shift on meaning. This is the
type of tricky language in the instructions for authors we are
referencing in this video. These words and phrases mean 100% must do. Must be
used, required to, manuscripts should, mandatory. Example: authors are required
to submit their writing in digital form. Meaning: authors 100% must submit their
writing in digital form.
These words and phrases mean you 75% should do. The chance of paper acceptance
will probably increase if you do: we recommend, we encourage, we accept, authors
are requested, aim to. Example: we encourage your manuscripts to use the
6th edition of APA style. Meaning: that the journal prefers you to use the 6th
edition of APA style and are more likely to accept papers with this style.
Words and phrases that mean it is okay if you do and it is okay if you don't:
can be used, may be used, optional, authors may, up to the author. Example: manuscripts
may include applicable diagrams in Appendix A. Meaning: it is okay if your
manuscript include applicable diagrams in Appendix A, and it is also okay if
your manuscript does not include the diagrams in Appendix A.
Words and phrases that means small amounts only: should be used sparingly, in
moderation, sparsely, occasionally, now and then, rarely. Example: the requested font
size for your manuscript is 12-point size. However, charts and diagrams located
in the appendix may use larger fonts sparingly. Meaning: the entire manuscript
must be in size 12 font, but in the appendix section only, the writer may use
larger fonts a few times.
Words and phrases that mean 100% must not do: is not accepted,
not necessary, avoid, do not, don't, refrain from. Example: please, do not supply files
that are optimized for screen use. Meaning: the writer may never do this in
any part of their manuscript.
Lastly, a mixed example that uses two directions: mixed example collate
acknowledgments in a separate section at the end of the article before the
references and do not, therefore, include them on the title page, as a footnote to
the title or otherwise. Mixed meaning: you 100% must put the acknowledgments in its
own section. You a hundred percent must not put the acknowledgments anywhere
else.
Once again, this is Emily from uni-edit. We hope you enjoyed the tip, and have a
wonderful day.