Tools & Resources

How to Write an Abstract for a Journal, Conference, or Thesis

Not all abstracts follow the same rules. This guide explains the key differences between journal, conference, and thesis abstracts — including structure, length, and tone — so you can write the right abstract for every submission.

May 10, 2026 · 6 min read

Research & Publishing

Why Do Research Papers Get Desk Rejected — And How to Avoid It

Desk rejections account for a large proportion of all manuscript rejections — and most are entirely preventable. This guide explains the six most common reasons editors reject papers without peer review, and what you can do to avoid them before your next submission.

May 10, 2026 · 7 min read

Tools & Resources

How to Write a Personal Statement That Gets You Accepted

A personal statement is often the most important document in your application. This guide explains what admissions committees look for, the most common mistakes applicants make, and how to use a personal statement checker to strengthen your statement before submitting.

May 9, 2026 · 7 min read

Tools & Resources

How to Write an Abstract That Gets Your Paper Noticed — And How a Checker Tool Can Help

Your abstract is the most read part of your paper. A weak abstract means your research gets ignored regardless of its quality. This guide covers what makes a strong abstract, the most common mistakes, and how to use an abstract checker tool to get it right.

May 9, 2026 · 7 min read

Tools & Resources

How to Find the Right Journal for Your Paper — A Simple Guide for Researchers, Students, and Professionals

Finding the right journal for your research paper can make or break your publication journey. This guide explains how to choose the best journal for your work and how a journal matcher tool can save you months of wasted submissions.

May 9, 2026 · 6 min read

Academic Writing

How to Use Track-Changes Feature in Microsoft Word 2021

Track changes function in Microsoft Word 2021 for macOS is a very handy tool to track your revisions, corrections, changes, edits, and even suggestions and comments while you’re reviewing a document. When an editor or proofreader wants to return a revised document to a client with his/her all revisions visibly marked, and so clients can accept or reject, or the suggested changes appear in the margins of the returned document, he/she needs Track Changes function of Microsoft Word.

Nov 19, 2020 · 11 min read

Citation & Style

How to Format Citations Automatically Using Microsoft Word

Properly formatting citations and references has always driven researchers crazy. With Microsoft Office Word, though, the process is streamlined to the point of almost being automatic. Microsoft Word automatically generates a bibliography from the sources you used to write your manuscript. Each time you add a new citation to your document, This handout is going to show you how to add citations and bibliographies to your Word documents and how to format references automatically using the Microsoft Word References tool.

Nov 25, 2020 · 9 min read

Academic Writing

How to Format Academic Papers in Microsoft Word 2022

This reference guide explains how to format your academic documents in Microsoft Word 2022, giving you the fundamental rules for formatting your academic papers as described in most guidelines, such as MLA and APA styles. The rules discussed in this guide apply to most of the academic papers you will submit as college assignments or articles for journals.

Nov 24, 2020 · 8 min read

Citation & Style

How to Show Revisions Inline or in Balloons in Track Changes Function of Microsoft Word

Turning on Track Changes function of your Microsoft Word document gives you an option to make changes that are easy to follow. The changes and revisions are like suggestions that one can review, and then remove by rejecting them or make them permanent by accepting them. This handout discusses how to show revisions inline or balloons in Tracked Changes.

Dec 20, 2020 · 5 min read

Tools & Resources

How to Print Track Changes in Microsoft Word

Track-Changes function of Microsoft Word tool is a very handy tool to include a printed version of a document in. In this short handout created by our tech team, we will show you how to print track changes in a Microsoft Word document.

Apr 5, 2021 · 6 min read

Tools & Resources

How to Prevent Other Users from Turning Off Track Changes

Track Changes function of Microsoft Word is a very practical tool to track all revisions, corrections, changes, edits, and even suggestions and comments in a Word document. In this short handout created by our tech team, we will show you how to prevent other users from turning off Track Changes in a Word document.

Mar 19, 2021 · 6 min read

Tools & Resources

Accept or Reject Track Changes in Word: Step-by-Step Guide

Turning on the Track Changes function of your Microsoft Word document gives you an option to make changes that are easy to follow. In this short handout created by our tech team, we will show you how to accept or reject Tracked Changes in Microsoft Word 2020 (macOS).

Dec 20, 2020 · 5 min read

Citation & Style

How to Remove Comments in Word: 3 Quick Methods

When you have your tracked changes document through editing or proofreading services, you will see some comments that the editor, proofreader, or reviewer has left on the right-hand side of the page. You have two options to delete the comments. In this short handout created by our tech team, we will show you how to remove or delete comments in Microsoft Word 2020 (macOS). Here are the steps:

Dec 26, 2020 · 5 min read

Citation & Style

Turn Track Changes On or Off in Word: Step-by-Step Guide

Turning on the Track Changes function of your Word document gives you an option to make changes that are easy to follow. The revisions are like suggestions that one can review and then remove by rejecting them or make them permanent by accepting them. This handout shows you how to turn on or turn off Track Changes function.

Dec 20, 2020 · 5 min read