academic-writing
Comprehensive guidance for research design, scholarly writing, citation management, and academic publishing workflows.
- Covers research question development using FINER criteria, systematic literature search strategies across discipline-specific databases, and Boolean search syntax for efficient discovery
- Includes IMRaD structure templates (Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) with section-specific writing conventions, tense usage, and hedging language guidance
- Provides peer review response letter templates, grant proposal frameworks (NSF/NIH style), and journal selection criteria to distinguish reputable venues from predatory publishers
- Addresses research ethics through IRB considerations, authorship agreements, conflict of interest disclosure, and misconduct prevention (fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, p-hacking)
- Offers practical productivity strategies including citation manager integration patterns, writing routines, and a reference table of discipline-standard tools for analysis and collaboration
Academic writing and research methodology
Systematic approaches for scholarly writing, research design, and academic communication.
Research design fundamentals
Research question development
## Crafting a research question
### The FINER criteria
- **F**easible: Can you actually do this research?
- **I**nteresting: Does it matter to the field?
- **N**ovel: Does it add new knowledge?
- **E**thical: Can it be done ethically?
- **R**elevant: Does it address a real problem?
### Question types
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