Journal Impact Factor – Some Interesting Pointers
In the industry we’re a part of, the term impact factor (IF) and its value plays a pivotal role and an understanding of it is essential. While most of us are aware of how important…
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Brexit: Its Impact on Research in the UK!
On 23rd June this year, the UK voted in a historic referendum to leave the EU, throwing the country and the rest of Europe into a crisis. For researchers in the UK and around the…
Antimatter Atoms Apprehended and Trapped: The ALPHA Experiment at CERN
Antimatter is the “mirror image” of matter. Every particle that is a constituent of matter has an associated antiparticle. This was first postulated almost 80 years ago. Since…
Author Accused of Misconduct for “Game-changing” Stem Cell Papers
It’s happened again. A bright, young researcher publishes a breakthrough paper, receives acclaim and adulation. Then questions arise. The work cannot be reproduced, the original…
What Is Big Data: Are We Better Off With It?
The first Apple Macintosh, which celebrated its 30th birthday in 2014, came with 128KB (0.13MB) of memory!
Today, we buy laptops and external hard drives with 1Terabyte…
Tips on Overcoming Journal Rejection – An Interactive Workshop for Korean Researchers
Gyeongbuk, South Korea: To fulfill its mission of helping bridge the gap faced by ESL authors between research and publication, Enago recently conducted a workshop entitled…
Human Translation or Machine Translation – Which Is Better?
Human Translation vs Machine Translation
The debate between human translation and machine translation has been in around for a long time now. While some disagree on the…
Tracking Usage Factor — by COUNTER Usage Factors or Journal Impact Factors?
For many frustrated researchers, the academic publishing industry continues to move at a glacial pace. The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Journal Impact Factor (JIF)…
Why Corporations are Not Investing in Scientific Research?
A History of Huge Contributions to Science
If you think back to many of the scientific breakthroughs in the 20th century, a lot of them came from corporate research centers:…
How Is “CHORUS” Aiding Public Access to Federally Funded Research?
In February 2013, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a policy memorandum directing:
“Federal agencies with more than $100M in R&D…
CSR May Increase the Availability of Research Funding
What Is CSR?
In the simplest terms, corporate social responsibility (CSR) posits an argument that organizations should operate under social and environmental obligations in…
Is Academic Research Getting Commoditized?
What Is Commoditization?
In the business world, commoditization starts to occur in the latter stages of a product's life cycle (the so-called "golden years"). Consumers no longer…