Academic Publishing Terminology

noun a person who writes scholia (explanatory notes or comments) on ancient authors or their works

• The scholiast provided detailed annotations on the ancient text.
• The scholiast really knows their stuff when it comes to interpreting old writings.
• That scholiast is a real bookworm, always buried in ancient texts.
• As a scholiast of life, she carefully analyzed every situation before making a decision.

adverb modifying a verb, adjective, or other adverb to indicate that something is done in a negative or unfavorable manner

• The new policy was received unfavorably by the majority of shareholders.
• I heard that the boss took the news unfavorably and was in a bad mood all day.
• She always reacts unfavorably to any changes in the schedule.
• His actions spoke unfavorably of his character.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used to specify a noun as definite or indefinite

• The academic journal has decided to accept your research paper for publication.
• Good news! Your article has been accepted for publication in the journal.
• Guess what? Your paper made the cut and is getting published!
• Your literary masterpiece has been given the green light for publication.