4 Tips for writing acknowledgement

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4 Tips for Writing Acknowledgement
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Introduction
We often focus on the larger sections while
writing, editing, and proofreading academic
paper, such as the overall structure, information
flow, methods, observation, conclusion, and
language. A small section like Acknowledgement
is overlooked and considered unimportant.
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Introduction
However, the Acknowledgement section of your
manuscript provides the editor with the required
relevant information and must be written
precisely by including all necessary details. In
this presentation we present four tips that will
aid academic writers and those editors into PhD
paper editing while writing or editing the
Acknowledgement section.
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Tip1Thanking significant contributors

• The list for expressing gratitude may be endless,
  but it is advisable that you rank and sort people
  as per crucial roles played.
• Limit the people by qualifying only those who
  truly deserve an authorship.
• Example A co-worker who helped you set up the
  lab and arranged samples for the research
  experiments or the statisticians who helped you
  with data analysis.
• Avoid over thanking. Gratitude must be sincere,
  clear, and concise. Refrain from using flowery
  language and overtly polite words.

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Tip2Specifying sponsors and their role

• Sponsors are an integral part of your work, and
  expressing your gratitude to your sponsors is as
  essential, for their contribution has helped fuel
  your project
• Furthermore, this act of courtesy will earn you
  goodwill, and the sponsor may be further willing
  to aid you for your future work.

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Tip3Declaring Conflict of Interest (COI)

• A statement declaring conflicts of interest
  should be listed even if there are no COI among
  the authors.
• Numerous journals provide a separate section for
  submitting COI information. However, for those
  journals that do not mention this exclusively, it
  is advisable to list COI in the Acknowledgement.

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Tip4Avoiding letter e error

• When writing remember if paper is written in
  American English then the letter e will be
  omitted and if in British English then e will
  be added.
• Example
• American Spelling - Acknowledgment
• British Spelling- Acknowledgement
• Nevertheless, it is recommended to check the
  standing instructions given by the journal when
  writing/ PhD paper editing.

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