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It is widely believed in the field of scientific research that too many articles are being published. Many research papers are cranked out mainly to pad their author’s resumés, who focus on quantity, not quality. While no doubt this has…

Rigorous academia narrative and high-impact storytelling are poles apart. Translating complex data into attention-grabbing and accessible stories is not something that many can do intuitively—writing skills, tools, and practice are needed.…

Isolation, anxiousness, search for perfection, researching failures, and stress—these are only some of the many problems PhD students usually cope with at some point in their careers. Their goal is so ambitious and the process to achieve it…

Want to learn more about open access publishing? Now is the time. October 20–26 is Open Access Week (OAW), during which seminars will be conducted all over the world on the subject of open access publishing. What can you learn? I signed…

Pulling together years of research into a dissertation may seem a daunting task. But it needn’t be. If you can organize a scientific article, you can structure a dissertation. Dissertation Structure Like scientific articles, the structure…

If you are an individual with research you believe to be valuable and essential to the academic world, but you have no means to publish your work, then you may want to consider acquiring funding for your research. However, know beforehand…

Proofreading is an indispensable procedure to ensure that your paper is devoid of errors and is of high quality. Since errors during statistical and data analyses make it difficult to reproduce research, some journals have decided to focus…

Knowledge should be free to all! Such is the scientific ideal. Free dissemination of information for the benefit of all. The commercial ideal is quite different, of course, more along the line of “knowledge should be secret for our…

Open access journals can be a boon for the reader of research articles; they are freely available and the editorial standards are often comparable to subscription-based journals. For the researcher seeking to publish research, the…

There are several things a PhD student must do to in order to succeed. There are also things a student must not do if he or she wants to be successful. Here are six things you should avoid. Fudge Data Suppose you have performed a reaction…