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An invitation to peer review a journal article depends on a researcher’s area of expertise in the field. The handy checklist below provides a guide to researchers considering peer review, prior to accepting an invitation from the editor.…

Citation methods vary by academic discipline.  Science and medicine have its own preferred style. Vancouver referencing and citation style is a numbered referencing system that follows the rules established by the International Committee of…

Manuscripts provide novel insights that reflect the authenticity and originality of the work when writing and sharing data. To combat plagiarism in manuscripts, CrossCheck (now Similarity Check) has been increasingly used to prevent…

Scientists receive payments for their experiments through research grants. Research funding is critical to what scientists are able to do. This means that research funders have a lot of power. Without meaning to, they can influence what…

Most scientists dread the question–“what is your research about?” as research endeavors are difficult to understand at times. Keeping this in mind, a contest was organized to make it interesting and powerful to communicate research using…

Thanksgiving Day is a federal holiday that is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November in the US. This day also marks the start of the holiday season. It originated as a celebration of the harvest festival with the first …

In academic writing, grammar and sentence construction are of paramount importance. While this is also true for informal pieces of writing, grammar mistakes in academic writing can instantly reduce the credibility of the author. One way…

Clarivate Analytics and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) collaborated and released their fourth annual global scientific report “Research Fronts 2017” on November 2, 2017, at a joint forum held at the Chinese Academy of Sciences,…

Academic publishing relies on peer review to ensure research quality. Is there bias in peer review? And if so, how does it affect academic research? A recent study examined the peer review process using simulations. Some of its findings may…

The fight for open access is almost 15 years old now. Has it made real gains? Open access (OA) remains controversial and obviously threatens commercial journal publishers that profit from expensive paywalls and subscriptions. A new…