Abbreviation in Research Writing

   In research many things may be repeated and such repetitions are put in shortened for economy of space and time. To make short of familiar terms is to abbreviate them. Abbreviation are used regularly in the list of works cited and in tables but rarely in the text of a research paper (except with in parenthesis). When abbreviating you may abbreviate the names of days, months, and others measurements of time in appropriate context. Fri, Feb, am, AD etc. are the abbreviations of time designations.

    In the same way you may abbreviate the names of states and countries, terms and reference words common in scholarship, publishers name and the titles of well known literary and religious works.

    Names of the states, countries, provinces and territories are geographical names and these are the few examples of geographical abbreviation, AB for Albania, DC for District of Columbia and Gt. Brit for Great Britain etc.The common scholarly abbreviation is one in which, the term and reference words common in scholarship are abbreviated and the abbreviation is generally used in humanities re- search studies in English. For Example trans for translation acad for academy and govt for government etc.

    Abbreviation of publisher’s name in work cited list of re-search writing uses surname of person and the first name is dropped out for example, Abram for Harry N. Abrams. But, if the publisher is institution or organization, it is abbreviated as follow: GPO for Government Print Office, St. Martins for St. Martin’s Press Ins

    Title of well known literature and religious works is considered best to abbreviate in parenthesis immediately after the first use of the full time in text. For example – In All’s well That Ends Well ( AWW), and when the same title repeats, use of abbreviation AWW will be enough. Likewise, Exod for Exodus, Beo for Beowulf are the abbreviations of religious works.

Writing to Record a Memory
    We can record our memories in the form of a journal or diary. A journal is written for ourselves that allows us recording in detail whatever we have in mind. In journal we can write whatever we want without worrying about grammar style or whatever. Journal can be used for other motive as well like in writing to discover or in writing to explore an idea. But in initial phase we should not think about other purposes rather we have to write just to record memories before they lost. Read More...

Format of the Proposal Paper
    Format of the thesis is a fore project prepared before one begins to research on the particular topic. It is a plan for the exploration of new thing. A researcher should make a format of proposal while doing research. Read More...

Mechanics of Writing
    The goal of mechanics of writing is to make the writing precise and grammatically correct. It is directed to make the writing systematic and being concerned about how to be correct in spelling, punctuation, italics and so on. The mechanics of writing are the rules that must be followed while preparing research paper so that the research strategies and the format becomes systematic and consistent in all academic sectors. Read More...

Thesis Statements
    Thesis statement is a single sentence that formulates both the topic and the point of view. In a sense, it is the answer to the central question or problem the research has raised. Thesis statement will enable one to see where one is heading and to remain in a productive path as one plans and writes. Read More...

Writing as an Exploration
    Exploration literally means a travel in to a region previously unknown or little known. The other meaning of exploration is to look in to examine closely. Writing as an exploration is either to write about an area of studies that is unknown or previously little known to the readers. Read More...

Writing to Amuse Others
    Unlike writing to record memory and discover oneself, writing to amuse others holds certain different dimensions. Writing to amuse others is different from these writing in the sense that these writing focus on writing himself/ herself. Whereas in writing to amuse others we give more emphasis on the part of audience. Read More...

Writing to Convey Information
    When we write to inform we must pay special attention to the interests and abilities of the audience to offer the quality and quantity of information appropriate to the readers. When we write for general readers we should not expect them to understand specialized vocabulary and advanced concepts. Read More...

Plagiarism
    Equivalent to Latin word “Plagiarus” is Plagiarism in English. The Latin word “Plagiorus” means kidnapper, but Plagiarism as a term used in academia refers to type of cheating that has been defined by Alexander Lindey. According to Lindey Plagiarism is the false assumption of authorship; the wrongful act of taking the product of another person’s mind and presenting it as one’s own. Read More...