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As an author, it is quite difficult to write concisely. After all, you have so much to say! But when submitting your manuscript to a journal, you must ensure that you…

What do you need to know before and while working on a clinical trial? This slide deck tells you more about the things you need to remember when preparing to publish…

Most academic journals, search engines, and indexing & abstracting services classify papers using keywords. Choosing the right keywords will help make you paper searchable, thus helping  other…

The ethics governing research in Traditional Medicine (TM) has been subject to substantial debate. The controversies have generally revolved around the unreasonable…

Presenting at an academic conference is an essential and inevitable part of a researcher's life. In order to make a successful and effective conference presentation,…

A cover letter introduces your submission to the target journal’s editors and gives them a brief overview of its contents and major details. As such, your cover letter…

Many researchers hesitate to publish open access (OA) for a variety of reasons. To those researchers who are not familiar with the concept of open access and the…

2017 was an eventful year for everyone in academic publishing. The year witnessed many trend-setting changes and new practices, keeping many of us on our toes.…

Attempting to use the ideas, words, or work of another person, without giving them due credit, is known as plagiarism and is considered extremely unethical in academic…

Responding to peer reviewer comments can be a daunting task for most researchers. However, comments by peer reviewers and are meant to help you improve the qaulity of…