Writing and formatting

Academic writing is a linguistic competence that enables a researcher to read, understand and write academic papers.

The section contains recommendations on preparing, writing and publication of academic papers, reports and articles.

Together with Jean Kollantai, a senior teacher of the social work department of TSU Faculty of Philosophy, instructor of the courses “Academic writing for publication” and “Academic English”, we developed a list of resources for preparing, writing and publication of academic papers and presentations in English.

The links to the electronic catalogue are provided for books that are held in the Research Library stock indicating their location.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) (6th edition)
The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) 16th edition (15th edition)
English for Writing Research Papers, Adrian Wallwork (Springer, 2011)
English for Research: Usage, Style and Grammar, Adrian Wallwork (Springer, 2013)
English for Academic Research: Writing Exercises, Adrian Wallwork (Springer, 2013)
English for Academic Research: Vocabulary Exercises, Adrian Wallwork (Springer, 2013)
English for Presentations at International Conferences, Adrian Wallwork (Springer, 2010)
English for Academic Correspondence and Socializing, Adrian Wallwork (Spring, 2011)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students (2003)
New Oxford Style Manual (2nd ed., 2012, Oxford University Press)

The Writing Center of George Mason University – libguides on academic styles and other publication aspects.

Yale Graduate Writing Center - many materials and links.

Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) - international standards for authors.

APA Style – the supplemental website for the APA Manual.

the Purdue Online Writing Lab (Purdue OWL) – section on APA Style.

How to Organize a Paper: The IMRaD Format.

Bibliography management tools (also known as citation or reference management tools) help you organize your research sources and generate bibliographies in multiple citation formats.