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Scientists at the early-career stage often do not tread the same academic path as their predecessors did towards tenure (Sever and Janssen 2017). The number of PhD awards far outweigh the existing positions in academia, resulting in the…

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an organization whose mission is to advance technology to benefit humankind. IEEE is recognized for its continuing support of technical professionals and its contributions to…

There have been several events occurring in the scientific community throughout the year 2017. In the previous article, we went through some of the infamous events in academia in 2017 such as the lawsuits and injunctions issued against…

The academic and research community is not immune to turbulence. However, the year 2017 has witnessed an unusually large number of ups and downs in research and academia. These have adversely affected the relationship between researchers…

Green open access (OA) makes research papers available through an OA repository. Although the peer-review process remains unchanged with regards to the traditional (subscription-based) publishing journals, a version of the published…

Not everyone is aware of the movement in support of open science, a term coined in 2003 by an economist. Open science tries to make publicly funded academic research more widely available and accessible in its digital form to researchers in…

Recognition for your accomplishments is indeed the most desirable reward in the realm of scientific research. Publishing your research and getting recognition from your peers in accordance with the "publish or perish" model, validate your…

Open access (OA) publishing has not only helped increase the visibility and impact of the research but also facilitated quicker dissemination of knowledge to the academic community. According to the 2015 STM report, there were >28,000…

In the 1940s, genius was widely believed to be a male trait and women were considered more suited for virtuous tasks. However, women played a key role in the era of wartime advances, crucially in signals intelligence and code breaking.…

“Publish or perish” is a well-known saying within the scientific community. One metric used to evaluate  author’s work is the number of articles they publish; in order to stay relevant and to progress in one’s career, it is essential to be…