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What is an Abstract? When you have written a research paper, a thesis, or a dissertation, it is common practice to provide a summary of the work contained in the document. Research supervisors will often recommend that you wait until you…

Can’t We All Just Get Along? The three most commonly used text format and citation styles used in the United States are: Modern Language Association (MLA) – http://www.mla.org American Psychological Association (APA) –…

Ankara, Turkey: Enago conducted a series of workshops along with Thomson Reuters, Institute of Electricals and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and ULAKBIM in May 2015. Enago participated in these workshops, which were focused toward…

In the daily lives of people working in academia, the maxim publish or perish can mean different things depending on where you are in your academic career. For graduate students, it means that if the research you’re working on isn’t…

The Declining Art of Good Research We seem to be compromising our commitment to good research in favor of publishable research, and there are a combination of trends that are accountable for this. The first is the continued pressure of…

What is the High Quality Research Act? The ambiguously titled High Quality Research Act (HQRA) came into existence in April 2013 as proposed legislation by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and…

Whether you’re a researcher starting a literature review for a new project, or just staying current with the research in your field, recognizing good academic writing can help you to make the most of what little time you are able to make…

Writing a journal article requires many of the same steps it takes to write a dissertation, just on a different scale. However, there are a few key steps that differ between the two. This post will give you an overview of what those steps…

What is Participatory Action Research (PAR)? The term "action research" is attributed to Kurt Lewin, who used it to describe a research methodology that focused on problem solving as opposed to investigation. The participation element…

Have you ever thought about a career outside of academia? Maybe you’re in a field where it’s relatively common to do so. But even if you’re not, the academic job market has been so tight for the last few years that many doctoral students…