Description

Academic writing needs to comply with these golden rules

• Must be clear and concise (avoid complicated sentences and poor logical flow)
• Must avoid unnecessary jargon
• Must be structured
• Must be supported by evidence (either by the research results or by literature citations)
• Must have an appropriately formal tone and style
• Must follow the conventions of the specific field of research
• Must comply with the relevant publication guidelines (e.g., university guidelines on how to write a thesis or the author guidelines of a target journal)
• Must be free of typos and errors of spelling or grammar
• Must be free of any plagiarism

Tips on writing a job post for an academic writer

• Skills required (e.g., academic editing and a background in physics)
• What the project area is (e.g., a dissertation on antimatter research)
• What the project entails (e.g., editing the thesis for grammar and flow)
• What the deliverables are (be specific about what you need the outputs to be)
• Duration of the project (provide an estimate of how many hours work you will need per week/by when you need the project to be completed)
• By when you need to hire (having more leeway on this will give you more time to choose the best expert for your needs)
• Your budget (per hour or fixed fee)