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Since post-acceptance copyediting is usually the last stage in the publication cycle, it provides an opportunity to identify and rectify any language-related errors or…
Japan has an impressive range of Japanese-language research journals and a well-developed academic publishing ecosystem. While Japan is a top-class research nation,…
It was fairly easy going back to the lab one day a week, knowing my husband was at home spending quality time with our daughter. It was a somewhat a larger leap to…
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  • June 4, 2019
Becoming a mom while doing a PhD (Part 2)
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A variety of languages are spoken by researchers globally. In this article, we discuss the need for language inclusivity in research communication and pave the way for…
Once the test was over, and the applications were in, I had all the time in the world to think about what was bothering me outside of work. And I realized that I was…
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  • June 20, 2019
Preprints are preliminary versions of scientific manuscripts that are published on the World Wide Web, freely accessible by all, without peer review. This post explains…
How to leverage preprints in your research
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Choosing the best regression method depends on several factors, including the nature of your data, the relationship between variables, and the assumptions of the…
I am an American living in Japan, where I teach English to freshman high school students. But it was not always this way; I used to be a geologist. But clearly, all that…
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  • June 26, 2019
Relationships between variables are tested using correlation, association, or regression analysis. In this post, we’ve looked at some important precautions for such…
Bayesian information borrowing allows you to leverage existing knowledge from related studies or domains. Read this post to understand Bayesian information borrowing in…