{"id":218524,"date":"2020-10-16T17:45:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=218524"},"modified":"2023-07-23T15:10:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T13:10:12","slug":"academic-writing-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/academic-writing\/academic-writing-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Checklist: Academic writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=index-1794.html>Academic writing<\/a> is a formal style of writing used in universities and scholarly publications. When writing an <a href=index-1578.html>essay<\/a>, <a href=indexf967.html?cat_ID=14816\%22>research paper<\/a>, <a href=index-2934.html>research proposal<\/a>, <a href=index-896.html>thesis<\/a>, or <a href=index-1577.html>dissertation<\/a>, you have to use academic style.<\/p>\n<p>Use this checklist to make sure you&#8217;ve followed academic conventions in style, tone, and structure.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"scribbr-checklist--119754\" class=\"scribbr-checklist scribbr-checklist--students scribbr-checklist--compact\">\n\n    <header class=\"checklist__header\">\n        <!\u2013\u2013 skip-in-text-insert \u2013\u2013><h2 class=\"ignore checklist__header__title\">Checklist: Academic writing<\/h2>\n\n                    <span class=\"checklist__header__count\"><span class=\"count-checked\">0<\/span> \/ <span class=\"count-total\">15<\/span><\/span>\n        \n    <\/header>\n    <ul class=\"checklist__list\">\n        \n            <li 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