All the talk about applications to colleges focuses on obvious things such as grades and test scores, activities outside of class, because they jump out at you. They matter. But there’s something else running through everything a student sends off…
It’s not unusual for some people in our field to be hesitant to reach out until they’ve been working on something and are several months away from submitting a piece of writing. If one has written most of a Ph.D.,…
For most PhD students and early career researchers it is only much later on they discover just how long the journey can be between finishing the research study and having an accepted article published as part of print or electronic…
Key Takeaways The methodology section describes what you did and how you did it. LLMs can help you describe procedures clearly, structure the section logically, and justify your design choices. Accuracy is non-negotiable. Every detail in the methodology must match…
Key Takeaways The discussion is the most intellectually demanding section of a research paper. LLMs can help structure it, improve flow, and check hedging language, but the interpretation must be yours. LLMs do not know your field deeply enough to…
Key Takeaways The results section presents your findings without interpretation. LLMs can help you describe data clearly, structure the section, and write around tables and figures. Never let an LLM interpret your results. It does not know your study, your…
Key Takeaways LLMs can help you synthesise, organise, and identify gaps in your literature review, but they cannot replace reading the papers yourself. Never ask an LLM to “find sources” or “cite papers.” LLMs fabricate citations. Use databases (Scopus, Web…
Key Takeaways LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini can help you draft, refine, and shorten your research abstract, but the final version must accurately reflect your actual findings. Never submit an AI-generated abstract without thorough verification. LLMs can introduce inaccuracies,…
Key Takeaways The quality of what you get from an LLM depends almost entirely on how you prompt it. A vague prompt gets a vague answer. A specific, well-structured prompt gets genuinely useful output. ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini each have…
Key Takeaways Over 90% of journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science publish in English. If you want international visibility, citations, and career advancement, your research needs to be in English. Machine translation tools like Google Translate and DeepL…
