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Academic Writing Guides
Step-by-step guides on research, citations, statistics, figures and structure, written to be accurate and to the point
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01 · RESEARCH · 6 MIN
How to write a literature review (step by step)
A step-by-step method for writing a literature review: define the scope, search systematically, screen and record sources, synthesise by theme and write a review that argues something.
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02 · INTEGRITY · 6 MIN
How to disclose AI use in academic work
What to check before you disclose AI use, the elements a good disclosure includes (tool, purpose, extent, responsibility), where to put it, and example wording to adapt to your course policy.
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03 · CITATIONS · 6 MIN
How to check that a citation is real
A practical method for verifying a reference: resolve the DOI, look it up in Crossref or PubMed, check for retractions, and confirm the source actually says what it is cited for.
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04 · WRITING · 5 MIN
How to structure a research paper (IMRaD)
What goes in the Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion of an empirical paper, the order to write them in, tense conventions, and the reporting guidelines worth knowing.
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05 · STATISTICS · 6 MIN
How to choose a statistical test for two groups
Paired or independent? Student's t, Welch's t or Mann–Whitney? A plain guide to choosing a test for comparing two groups, the assumptions behind each, why Welch is a sensible default, and what to report.
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06 · FIGURES · 5 MIN
How to make a publication-ready figure
Choose the right chart, show the data, size and label it for print, use colour that everyone can read, export in the right format, and write a caption that stands alone.
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01 · ALL LEVELS
Writing process and principles
Thesis statements, structure, evidence and academic tone, from the MoreMind docs
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02 · ESSENTIAL
Citation styles overview
APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, Vancouver and how to choose between 2,500+ styles
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03 · BEGINNER
Paper formats and layout
Page setup, headings, tables, figures and common formatting mistakes by paper type
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04 · ADVANCED
Research best practices
Reviewing, adding and organising sources while you research
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05 · ESSENTIAL
Academic integrity
What MoreMind does and won't do, our integrity charter and a disclosure statement builder
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