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An ellipsis is a series of three periods (also called “ellipsis points” or “ellipsis dots”) that are used to replace missing or purposely omitted text. In most cases, an ellipsis is used within quotations, but it is also used in…

Writing a thesis is tough. Current or recent graduate students understand the time and effort required to successfully complete their research program. Indeed, graduate training involves extensive amounts of research that often reflects…

Biostatistics in clinical research is important to collect, analyze, present, and interpret data. It finds applications in various fields such as epidemiology, clinical trials, population genetics, systems biology, and more. In clinical…

The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) has recently launched a new specialty network specifically for biology research. SSRN is host to approximately 625,000 papers and 750,000 abstracts. Elsevier acquired SSRN which is a working paper…

Manuscripts express data collected from months or years of careful experimentation. However, raw data or narratives alone don’t make good journal articles. Data visualization tools and free drawing software enable scientists to explain…

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a British company founded in 1990 by Nunzio Quacquarelli and Matt Symonds. QS provides students with materials, events, and contacts to help them with their overseas studies. It is a global leader and a forum…

Scientists publish peer-reviewed articles frequently–they make breakthroughs in research and share them with the world. These research projects also require data collection; however, usually, a bit of inference is required to connect…

Researchers are heading in a new direction in the attempt to publish their scientific research papers. Given the time involved in the peer review process, submissions going back and forth between publisher and author(s), and the stress on…

Since the early 20th century, the primary source of research funding has been the government. Academic scientists put forward project proposals that are evaluated by government agencies, in what is an increasingly competitive system. As…

China is steadily moving towards playing a major role in the global economy. Changes to its economic policy, starting in the late 1970’s, initiated a shift away from isolationism. According to the World Bank, this has brought about “the…