Practices (activities)
“But, if the title suggests an innovative investigation such as … “Species richness and diversity in home gardens: a boon or bane?” it has a much better chance to attract the attention of the discerning, busy reader,” (Nair & Nair 15).
Nair and Nair are saying that the title is the first thing a potential reader sees and that it decides whether or not they will read the article. An article’s title must convey a sense of what the article is about while also attracting readers.
“Methods are usually written in past tense and passive voice with lots of headings and subheadings,” (IMRAD).
Methods, as described by the IMRAD Cheat Sheet, are what one actually did in their research. Methods are in the past and should be written that way, they will also be the least read parts of a report.
Identities
“An important point to keep in mind is that there is no standard or uniform style that is followed by all journals,” (Nair & Nair 13)
This quote states that every article is different in its own way. Nair and Nair are saying that no two articles are alike, even if they are on the same subject/topic.
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