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The methods section seems to be many academics’ favorite (and first) section to write, because it’s primarily info they’ve had to write up already in order to conduct the research. It’s also many editors’ least favorite section to edit, because its data-dense nature means there’s not always much for us to do in terms of high-impact changes. But after 15 years of editing hundreds of business research manuscripts, I've gotten more comfortable with methods—at least, comfortable

Proven Writing Strategies for Publishing More as a Busy Academic

By the time they’re hiring me to edit their article, 99% of my clients have chosen a target journal for the submission (indeed, their paper may already be under review there, as that’s usually the very best time to bring in a professional editor). But if they’ve chosen wrongly, no amount of improvements and hard work will get the paper accepted: a fundamental misalignment in contribution or scope can mean months of effort that ultimately end in rejection. To help business ac

Clarity reigns supreme in academic writing. Engagement and resonance are tied for close seconds (in my editing framework, anyway), but above all, a reader must understand what they’re reading in order to be convinced of anything. That’s why my next three blog posts are going to share three user-friendly shortcuts to dramatically improve the clarity of any research-based document. Each of these steps should take less than 15 minutes to implement in your draft—with outsized res