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Many academic historians trace the peer review process back to 1752 when the Royal Society of London created a “Committee on Papers” to review submission for publication in their Philosophical Transactions journal. Others claim an even…

That paper is nonsense! Most of us have had that reaction at some time concerning a scientific paper. Throughout the history of science there have been many papers published which were later revealed to be wrong. Bad papers are published…

Open access publishing is the dream of every researcher: to publish papers that are instantly accessible to everyone and for free. There are now two versions of this dream. The Gold Standard In the “gold” model of open access, the…

The scientific method involves testing of a hypothesis by an experiment. If the experiment shows a result that supports the hypothesis, this is considered as positive result, worthy of publication. If the experiment does not show the…

You’ve been working on the article for a while, you’ve even got a manuscript written. You’re happy and you’ve done enough research, you’ve read your draft and made changes to the text. You ask yourself, "Is my article ready to be submitted…

You can use a technique called "signaling" to eliminate choppiness in your writing. Every sentence of every paragraph should end in such a way that what follows seems natural to the reader. Otherwise, the passage feels choppy and readers…

Recently in the scientific world, the Royal Society of London—one of the most influential international fellowships of scientists—announced that they have launched a new open access journal called "Royal Society Open Science," for the…

Defining Translational Research (TR) The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health defines Translational Research (TR) as: “A term used to describe the process by which the results of research done in the laboratory…

Graduate school is an exciting time but it can also be a stressful time, with students facing many new challenges. Here are some of the typical challenges along with pointers on how to cope with them. Inefficient Time Management Courses,…

Taipei, Taiwan: Enago conducted a workshop on “How to write an academic paper” in Taiwan in association with Tri Service Hospital, Taipei. The workshop was held at the hospital, with an audience of over 200 doctors and postgraduate…