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  2. Index term - Wikipedia

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    Many journals and databases provide access to index terms made by authors of the respective articles. How qualified the provider is decides the quality of both indexer-provided index terms and author-provided index terms. The quality of these two types of index terms is of research interest, particularly in relation to information retrieval.

  3. Scientific writing - Wikipedia

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    The similar term "science writing" instead refers to writing about a scientific topic for a general audience; this could be by scientists and/or journalists, for example.) Scientific writing is a specialized form of technical writing , and a prominent genre of it involves reporting about scientific studies such as in articles for a scientific ...

  4. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Layout

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    For example: Joe Shmoe – made a similar achievement on April 4, 2005; Ischemia – restriction in blood supply; The " – " dash can be generated using {}, If the linked article has a short description then you can use {{Annotated link}} to automatically generate an annotation. For example, {{Annotated link|Winston Churchill}} will produce:

  5. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    (for example, "his interview with the Dolly Llama [sic]") However, insignificant spelling and typographic errors should simply be silently corrected (for example, correct basicly to basically). When applied to text that is linked, the syntax of the template may be adjusted to {{ sic |nolink=y}} (producing [ sic ] in the resulting linked text ...

  6. Article structure - Wikipedia

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    Example 1: A report on declining bee populations would start with this phenomenon, followed by a nut graph explaining its importance, and then delve into causes and effects. Example 2: In an economic analysis article, the nut graph could introduce a key economic trend, followed by a concise explanation of its implications for businesses and ...

  7. Academic writing - Wikipedia

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    Academic style has often been criticized for being too full of jargon and hard to understand by the general public. [11] [12] In 2022, Joelle Renstrom argued that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on academic writing and that many scientific articles now "contain more jargon than ever, which encourages misinterpretation, political spin, and a declining public trust in the ...

  8. Introduction (writing) - Wikipedia

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    A good introduction should identify your topic, provide essential context, and indicate your particular focus in the essay. It also needs to engage your readers’ interest. Some authors write their introduction first, while others prefer to leave it for a later stage in the writing process; another option is to start with a rough draft ...

  9. Terminology - Wikipedia

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    Terminology is also then key in boundary-crossing problems, such as in language translation and social epistemology. Terminology helps to build bridges and to extend one area into another. Translators research the terminology of the languages they translate. Terminology is taught alongside translation in universities and translation schools.