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A researcher’s job is no ordinary job. It comes with a great amount of responsibility and challenges. Productivity is essential to researchers at every stage of their career. However, the challenges they face are enormous and productivity…

As an academic, you rely on publications to secure and further your career. However, publishing a research is not easy. For decades, academics have questioned the way journals select and review the articles that are published. Some journals…

Peer reviewers are central to scientific publishing. Their job is to ensure the quality of articles published by a journal. In doing this, they maintain the credibility of a journal. So, who can become a peer reviewer? Peer reviewers…

As an academic in health sciences, I’m constantly looking for good quality academic publishers. One of them is Karger Publications. I especially like their motto: “Connecting and Advancing Health Sciences”. They speak of great ideas as…

Have you ever worked on Christmas day? It is one of the most depressing days of the year to work. I had been working hard to finish up my projects ahead of the holiday season, and my husband had been decorating the house with our young son.…

As a young researcher, in my first postdoc job, every article I published meant a big deal. As every researcher knows, just getting the article ready takes a lot of time and effort. If one of my papers got as far as peer review, I would…

Preparing a great application is an essential skill for any researcher. However, no application for a job or an academic program is complete without a letter of recommendation. What makes a letter of recommendation great, and who can write…