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The Writing Process

Phases of writing a scientific paper Writing a scientific paper consists of several phases. However, these steps rarely follow this seemingly ideal order – you may often find yourself working on several stages in parallel and going back over what you have already done. Keep asking for feedback whenever possible and plan for several content …

This article was published in August 2025 and last updated in November 2024.

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Literature Recommendations for Academic Writing

For Ohm members, the texts are available in full via VPN. To access the OPAC, you must be connected to the university network or – if accessing from outside – establish a VPN connection. Beinke, Christiane et al. (2016): Die Seminararbeit. Schreiben für den Leser. 3., völlig überarbeitete Auflage. Konstanz: UVK. Gegenstand des Lehrbuchs ist …

This article was published in October 2025 and last updated in December 2024.

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