What is academic writing?

Academic writing is the development of texts with characteristics of

structure and style appropriate for contexts of scientific and objective
writing, the product of research.
Characteristics of academic writing:

CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMIC WRITING

 Clear style and objective.
 Where or what you want to get to.
 The main idea is to inform and explain the topic.
 What do I want to prove?
 The writing follows the structure of formal language.
 Academic writing encompasses several genres.
 Didactic purpose.
 References and bibliography are important.
 Linguistic resources.
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Types of academic writing
 The essay (argumentative)
 The review (criticism)
 The monograph (explanatory)
The thesis (combines the two genres

Structure of academic writing

 • Thematic content
• Goals
• Sources
• Concepts
• Illustration
• Personal criticism

RULES AND WRITING STYLES

 Orthography
 Use of expressions or phrases that summarize the ideas of the
paragraph
 Keyword repetition.
 Use of logical connectors between paragraphs and sentences.

GENERAL COMPOSITION OF THE ACADEMIC EDITORIAL.

 Titles and subtitles

 Numbering of titles, subtitles and headings.
 Paragraphs
 Paragraph Alignment
 Bleeding
 Fonts
 Font size
 page size
 Page numbering
 Front page
 Use of margins
 Line spacing
 Space between words
 Punctuation
 In quotes.

Conclusion
The correct writing of texts, regardless of their format or the medium in
which they are published, is becoming increasingly important. And this
question not only applies to those who are dedicated to scientific
research, but also to those who are in the academic field, whether they
are students, teachers or scholars in general.