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Posts by Jennifer
Cover letters: Don’t miss the opportunity
A recent blog post by Emerson Del Ponte asked if cover letters were a useless tradition or a missed opportunity. Well, you can probably tell from the title where we stand on this question. Indeed, we edit a lot of cover letters, with the aim of transforming them from a missed opportunity to an effective…
Read MoreFigures in focus: Figure review services at Plant Editors
The figures are the heart of a scientific paper––reviewers and readers often read the title and abstract and jump straight to the figures before they even look at the rest of the text. To help you make your figures appealing and understandable, the figure experts at Plant Editors can take a deep dive into your…
Read MoreTwitter, its successors, and how scientists can use them to promote their work
The social media universe is expanding––but which platform to use? Here we lay out some advantages, disadvantages, tips, and tricks for you by comparing Twitter, Mastodon and Bluesky Social! The different microblogging social media platforms are listed in order of total number of active users (most to least). 1. Twitter: currently rebranding to “X” Who…
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