Writing
Problem terms: Higher/lower plants
In 2021, Stuart F. McDaniel published a well-written, thoughtful paper in New Phytologist titled “Bryophytes are not early diverging land plants”. In this paper, he called out the use of terms such as “higher” or “lower”, “basal lineage”, “ancient”, and “early diverging” as being inaccurate interpretations of phylogeny that harken back to when all organisms…
Read MoreWriting with Plant Editors
Here at Plant Editors, we are your partners for writing in plant biology. Our collegial, helpful, thorough editors will read your paper, correct errors, and provide suggestions for making your writing clear, concise, and effective. As highly trained plant biologists, we also examine the content, pointing out missing controls and experimental details, flagging incorrect figure…
Read MoreMeticulous Methods, Minus the Madness
The old saying “there’s a method to my madness” means that however strange I may be acting, I have a plan. Well, we have a few suggestions to make a plan and avoid madness when you are writing the methods section for your manuscript. Be thorough! Write in as much detail as you can, including…
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