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Academic Writing: FAQs: Getting Started

This guide answers some of the most frequently asked questions about academic writing.

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How to Use this Guide

This guide covers the most frequently asked questions about academic writing. This includes questions on:

  • Types of academic writing
  • Research (finding, evaluating, and reading scholarly sources)
  • Topic generation and outlining
  • The writing process (essay components and drafting)
  • Proofreading and revision
  • Citations and how to avoid plagiarism

What is Academic Writing?

Academic writing is the formal type of writing that students and researchers use in schools, universities and in other research-oriented settings. It's the type of writing that you encounter in scholarly books, journals articles, and reports and that you produce as a student or scholar in different types of papers and publications.

 

What is Academic Writing? 
This article defines academic writing and explores different types of it.

Writing and Research Guide 
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the research and writing process.