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It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Images are a powerful addition to a scientific manuscript—they can help clarify what has been said in the text and can also convey a stunning or unexpected finding. There are many…

Do we really want to wade through endless pages of scientific data compiled by researchers over several years, even decades, to determine whether a chemical compound in food is carcinogenic? We could read the abstracts, but according to the…

Clinical trials help doctors to decide the best treatment for their patients. This means that the results must be accurate and reliable. Often commercial organizations such as pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies initiate and sponsor…

Publishing research plays a critical role in a scientists’ career. Publishing research outcomes helps researchers gain visibility in the scientific community as well as receive acknowledgment for their work. However, there is a lot of…

The research community relies on access to information in order to thrive. This is part of the reason behind the push towards open access. However, there is no shortage of academic research in the modern world. In excess of 4,000 primary…

All those who perform academic research will eventually want to publish their work. Primarily, the aim is to communicate the research findings in the best possible journal after benefitting from the peer review process2. In doing so, the…

As the primary form of communication, language affects us on many different levels simultaneously, some of which we may not be aware of. Academic writing is no different since it imparts information that is factual and timely and also…

When scientific manuscripts are submitted to a journal they have to undergo a peer review process so that the journal can decide whether or not they should publish the article. In recent years, many articles have been retracted from…

It would be surprising to learn of a scientist whose work had not been rejected by an academic journal at some point in their career. Some of the most famous scientists have been honored and given awards for work that was initially…

For a scientific image to be effective, its meaning must be readily understood. There are three main areas to consider when constructing a graphic image to accurately represent textual data: Clear Messaging Uncluttered Graphics…