Author tutorials

Writing in English

Publishing in English allows you to reach the broadest possible audience and will help you achieve the goal that led you to publish in the first place—to add to our understanding of the world by informing other researchers about your research. 

We have designed this tutorial to help non-native English speakers avoid some of the common errors that occur when writing for scholarly publication. Once complete you should understand the importance of good writing, be aware of common mistakes, and know how to avoid them.

You will also have the opportunity to test your learning with quizzes as we go.

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pace

time

English

Self-paced

30 minutes

Who should take this course

We have designed this course with non-native English speakers in mind. Writing scholarly work in English can be challenging, and we hope that this self-led course will help non-native speakers in all scholarly disciplines with this challenge. 

About this course

Publishing your work in English will help you reach the broadest international audience. As a complicated language, writing in English can be challenging for non-native speakers. So we have created this course to help non-native English speakers with some of the basics. 

What you will learn in this course

This course covers the basics of academic and scholarly writing in English. You will get an overview of grammar, syntax, best practices for writing in English, and more. You will be able to check what you’ve learned during the course with quizzes. And you will find more support and training resources below, too. 

For Further Support

We hope that with this tutorial you have a clearer idea of the best ways to write in international English and how to write in a way that will help you publish your manuscript in the journal of your choice. Good luck with publishing your work!

If you feel that you would like some further support with writing your paper and writing in English, Springer Nature offer some services which may be of help.

  • Nature Research Editing Service offers high quality  English language and scientific editing. During language editing, Editors will improve the English in your manuscript to ensure the meaning is clear and identify problems that require your review. With Scientific Editing experienced development editors will improve the scientific presentation of your research in your manuscript and cover letter, if supplied. They will also provide you with a report containing feedback on the most important issues identified during the edit, as well as journal recommendations.
  • Our affiliates American Journal Experts also provide English language editing* as well as other author services that may support you in preparing your manuscript.
  • We provide both online and face-to-face training for researchers on all aspects of the manuscript writing process.

* Please note, using an editing service is neither a requirement nor a guarantee of acceptance for publication.