Mar 2, 2011 · It's definitely OK to use "we" in research papers. I edit them professionally and see it used frequently. However, many papers with multiple authors use such constructions as "the …

Oct 14, 2024 · But could you use "we" in a general sense, such as "and even now, we celebrate Thanksgiving to commemorate when Pilgrims and Native Americans finally made peace."? I …

Nov 24, 2016 · Ultimately you should base your decision on the submission requirements of the institution where you intend to publish the paper. But in general, "I" is uncommon, "we" is used …

The use of the authorial 'we' is very common in academia even for single-author papers, as argued by many and properly referenced in the other question that you mention. Personally, I …

If you look at some early scientific papers, the incessant use of the first person pronoun can be really distracting, and many of these uses can be avoided using the passive voice.

Jan 21, 2013 · 7 There is a big difference between can and good practice. I can think of no reason why it should be considered good practice and a number of reasons why it would be bad …

Is there a non written rule to which person to use in the PhD thesis, 5 years of using "We" in the papers have brought me to the innate necessity to do it every time I describe something. …

If you think that a dictionary definition is the best guidance you can give to your readers, you may as well skip it. (Note that field-specific dictionaries are a completely different thing.) Do I quote …

Aug 2, 2015 · In a research paper, is it appropriate to use the word like meaning similar or similar to? For example the sentence: Like in Eq. (2), we will substitute y in Eq. (6) to simplify the …

Apr 5, 2019 · References can be as old as they need to be to cover the material. I had some that were more than 30 years old. But if all of your references are "old," people are going to want to …