Editing And Proofreading Your Research Paper – Pubrica

Copyright © 2021 pubrica. All rights reserved 1 Editing and Proofreading your Research Paper Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Pubrica, [email protected] I. INTRODUCTION Grammatical errors have a severe negative impact on your research work. They tend to present incorrect information, and therefore,they must be edited and proofread before the final copy is submitted to your supervisor. Editing and proofreading services are essential to the writing process. They provide effectiveness and clarity to your ideas. Well, what makes editing different from proofreading? While editing requires you to reread your draft to check for more important issues, including organisation, paragraph structure, and content, proofreading is doneto find and correct errors in writing, grammar, and language. II. STRATEGIES TO HELP IDENTIFY ERRORS . Instead of working from a computer screen, use a printout. Proofreading from a printout allows you to simply hop around to where errors may have been repeated throughout the work [e.g., misspelt the name of a person], as well as saving your eyes from the strain of staring at a computer screen. Readout loud. This is particularly useful for detecting run-on sentences and missing words, but you'll also pick up on other issues that you might not have seen while reading the text aloud. This will also assist you in taking on the reader's role, allowing you to comprehend the article as your intended audience would. The method prevents you from skipping over potential errors and lets you read through your document at your own leisure. Every punctuation mark in your paper should be circled or highlighted. This compels you to pay close attention to each mark you make and consider why you used it in each sentence or paragraph. If you frequently misuse or overuse a punctuation mark, such as a comma or semi-colon, this is a very useful method. Use the examine function of the computer to discovererrors. Using your word processor's search [find] tool can help you find errors more quickly. For example, suppose you repeatedly use the same phrase or qualifier. In that case, you can search for those words or phrases and decide whether to eliminate them or replace them with a synonym on each occasion. III. EDITING PROCESS There are various ways by which you can develop editing skill. Organisation: When organising your academic writing, there should be a clear introduction and a proper conclusion to it. Paragraph Structure: Each paragraph should have a topic sentence to introduce its central idea. There should be clear transitions between sentences as well as between paragraphs to make your flow coherent. Main Ideas: There should be a focusedthesis statement. Main ideas should be connected with the thesis statement and be supported by clear evidence. Clarity: Clear evidence and proper definitions improve the clarity of your ideas. Avoid redundancy: Look for the repetition of words, accurate sentence structure, and the correct use of technical terms. IV. STRATEGIES FOR PROOFREADING YOUR PAPER Before You Proofread Revise the larger aspects of the text . If you still need to work on the overall focus, development, and organisation of the paper, or if you need to re-arrange or change individual portions [the act of revising], don't proofread for the goal of making corrections to the sentence and word level [the act of editing]. Eliminate unnecessary words before looking for mistakes . If a more concise phrase will suffice, strive to avoid employing inflated diction throughout your writing. Overly complicated sentence constructs and

Editing And Proofreading Your Research Paper – Pubrica

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