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Funding is indeed a big problem for scientists these days. Increased competition coupled with diminishing federal research has made it very difficult for university…
New strategies to obtain funding
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Today, science is progressing rapidly and new findings come to light every day. In such a scenario, replication studies could prove to be an important part of scientific…
Why are replication studies so rarely published?
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When writing a paper, always acknowledge all sources clearly and avoid copying other authors’ words verbatim. Failure to do so could lead to loss of tenure/funding and…
What do you think about this proposal? Will anonymity eliminate bias? Or do you think it is important for author identity to be disclosed in grant applications? 
Should grant applications be made anonymous?
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A conflict of interest arises whenever there is any potential bias that could affect a researcher’s work. Avoid post-publication headaches by disclosing all conflicts of…
Conflicts of interest
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Journals will not publish your paper if your study involves human subjects and you have not obtained informed consent.
Informed consent
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In the highly competitive world of academic publishing, authorship related problems are insreasing, with authors not getting credit for their work, disagreements between…
Several newspapers today have published shocking news about Elsevier’s Editorial Management System (EES) having been hacked into recently. The popular blog 
Elsevier journals' system security breach
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This post describes the features of a good cover letter. Read on for a simple checklist of dos and don’ts that you should keep in mind to write an effective…
Dos and don'ts for a great cover letter
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In my earlier post on authorship, I had discussed ICME guidelines that help researchers in deciding whether a contributor qualifies to be an author or not.