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Authors are understandably excited about the results of their research and aren’t always modest about trumpeting it. A finding is often described as novel, unique, the first such result ever published. Results may not be merely interesting,…

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 data seems suspicious. Rumors of sloppy work, fraud,…

Assigning appropriate authorship is fundamental to guarantee professional conducts and ethical practices when publishing academic and research papers. Until the beginning of the 20th century, individual authorship for research papers was…

One of the joys of research is feeding a mass of data into a computer program, pushing the return button, and seeing a graph magically appear. A straight line! That ought to give some nice kinetic data. But on second glance the plot is not…

Remember the time when journal articles were black and white? Black and white print, black and white illustrations, with X’s and hollow O’s and solid O’s to show the different plots? No more. Newsprint has given way to glossy paper and…

The process of selecting the appropriate journal has become increasingly complex due to the proliferation of journals, areas of specialization, and emergence of interdisciplinary topics. Authors have to optimize between many criteria or…

Authors are required to follow prescribed writing styles, formats, and guidelines mandated by a research journal when submitting an article for publication. This is to ensure that an article is consistent with the language and presentation…

Vancouver, CA: Enago, one of academia’s foremost providers of English editing and publication support, attended the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) in Vancouver, Canada. This year’s event was held from June…

A very important element of research, particularly for students, is the thesis which constitutes a report of the work performed. A thesis allows the organization of thoughts and results, and also serves to fulfill institutional…

In scientific research, there are often numerous contributors, especially in a university setting where undergraduate and graduate students provide assistance in writing a paper and research. Some projects involve multiple institutions,…