The Last 5%: Editing Academic English
The final pass that lifts a paper — the small, high-frequency fixes that separate a good draft from a submission-ready one.
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Resources
Practical guides for your next submission, talk, or plan.
Short, practical resources from the ACE Helpdesk coaches. Use them on your own, or bring one to a session and we will work through it together.
Featured · Self-study course
The Academic Writing Lab
A free, self-study course of short interactive modules that teach academic English one skill at a time — each with a printable worksheet to keep. Five Foundations modules are ready now; nothing is graded or tracked.
Learn alone, at your own pace — or bring your own sentence to a session.
Enter the Writing Lab
Featured · Interactive guide
Citation & Style Hub
One source, seven styles. See exactly how APA 7, MLA, Chicago, AMA, IEEE, Vancouver, and ACS each format a citation, a long quotation, and a results table — with the rule, the reasoning, and the mistakes to avoid for each.
Find your journal’s style first, then see how it works, side by side.
Open the Style Hub
Featured · Writing
Manuscript Readiness Check
Before polishing the English, check whether your paper is ready for the journal: argument, structure, clarity, recurring language patterns, and journal requirements. A self-check to run before you submit — or to bring to a session.
A coaching tool, not a rewrite service. The goal is a paper you understand and control.
More resources
Checklists and guides, by track.
More are on the way. Tell a coach which would help you most.
High-frequency academic English patterns
A worksheet of the phrasing patterns researchers use most — and the ones most often corrected.
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Presentation checklist
Point, arc, timing, transitions, and Q&A — a pre-flight check before you take the stage.
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Poster checklist
One message, visual flow, less text, and print readiness — so your poster works from across the hall.
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Slide deck checklist
One idea per slide, no wall of text, readable from the back — a quick audit of your deck.
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Conference abroad checklist
Abstract, travel and talk readiness, survival English, culture, and confidence — everything before you fly.
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Study plan template
Goal, milestones, weekly actions, and review — a simple structure to keep your English improving.
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Need something specific?
Tell us what would help your research communication, and we will point you to the right resource — or build one.