How to Assign Authorship & Contributorship—Tips for Researchers
ICJME guidelines
Assigning authorship and contributorship
Avoiding ethical dilemmas
Handling authorship disputes
Top 4 Tools to Create Scientific Images and Figures
A good image or figure can go a long way in effectively communicating your results and explaining them through your manuscript. Fortunately, we have several tools that can help us effectively prepare or improvise them. Here we give you a…
U.S. Government Shutdown Negatively Impacts Scientific Research
Since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has been affecting the scientific community. From gag orders to funding cuts to the reshuffling of scientific advisory boards to allow industry membership, there have been…
Max Planck Society Joins Forces With Projekt DEAL, Cancels Contract With Elsevier
Over the last several years, the push to shift to an open access model of publishing has been growing. As part of this trend, numerous major research and academic institutions in Germany have cancelled their contracts with Elsevier. Projekt…
Virus That Listens to Bacterial Conversations and Then Kills it!
Both viruses and bacteria are menaces to the living world. What if one could be used to kill the other? The scientists of Pittsburgh University have recently discovered one such way. They discovered a virus that could listen to “bacterial…
Genetically Modified Houseplant That Cleans the Air
With the rising pollution in the environment, breathing in fresh oxygen is a luxury. We have several devices or gadgets like HEPA filters installed in our houses to clean up the air. But the monthly expenditure on electricity bill is high.…
Wireless Controlled Capsule!
We take capsules almost every time we fall sick. But once ingested, the mechanism of the capsule can’t be controlled. However, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a strange ingestible capsule that…
New Type of Bandages: E-bandages
The skin has the ability to heal on its own. But certain cuts and fractures do not get healed fast. The researchers of American Chemical Society have come up with a new type of bandage that can heal the wounds. The bandages produce electric…
Does Humanities Lack Research Funding?
Research funding is an important aspect of academic life. Graduate students, researchers, and professors are always in need of funding for their studies. Recently, there has been a significant development in the distribution of funding. And…
Avoid These Common Grammatical Errors in Your Paper
Researchers truly feel a sense of worth when their manuscript gets published. However, a researcher’s heart can sink when a manuscript is rejected due to grammatical errors. This article will analyze some of the common grammatical errors…