Introduction Oppenheimer, D. M. (2006). Consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity: Problems with using long words needlessly. Applied Cognitive Psychology 20(2), 139-156. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1178 Markowitz, D. M. (2019). What words are worth: National Science Foundation grant abstracts indicate award funding. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 38(3), 264-282. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X18824859 For the magazine University Affairs,Continue reading ““Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Readability in Research Grant Applications””
Author Archives: Letitia Henville
York University Research GPS
“Ask Dr. Editor” pieces with grant-specific advice: Let me email you these PDFs: Submit Loading… Submit Loading… Coming right up! Please check your email to find your four peer reviewers’ perspectives PDFs. Please do not circulate these PDFs until Letitia’s pieces in University Affairs are published later this summer.
Lakehead University Grant Workshop
Written & Unwritten Rules for Research Grants The column that I write for University Affairs is called “Ask Dr. Editor.” Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Post-Secondary Research System is a report published by the Council of Canadian Academies in October 2024 (and it’s the source of Table 5.1, “EDI considerations in select federal grantContinue reading “Lakehead University Grant Workshop”
Protected: Editing Academic Research Grants
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Understanding Peer Reviewers’ Perspectives
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Resources for “Editing Your Own Work: A Five-Step Approach”
These resources were created for researchers at the University of Toronto by Letitia Henville of Writing Short is Hard Consulting company. Please do not circulate these resources. Five Steps: Step 1: Prepositions | look for short pink-highlighted words, and either revise “___ of ___” to “___’s ___” or make a straightforward cut.Step 2: Passive VoiceContinue reading “Resources for “Editing Your Own Work: A Five-Step Approach””
Understanding Peer Reviewers’ Perspectives
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Content Marketing for Academic Editors
Examples of content marketing by editors (not specific to academic writing): Examples of acwri-specific content marketing: Where to publish content marketing? I recently collected and analyzed all articles about academic writing and editing that fit the general shape of content marketing that were published in Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Times HigherContinue reading “Content Marketing for Academic Editors”