Hema Thakur

Associate Editor, Humanities, Editage

Passionate about helping ESL authors and students publish quality research, which motivated her to teach and develop content for them.

AI, accessibility, and peer review: Why ‘plain language’ isn’t always plain truth

Peer reviewer comments are a crucial part of academic publishing—but for many researchers, especially those with cognitive processing disabilities, they can feel more like encrypted puzzles than constructive guidance. With the rise of large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4, there’s growing interest in using AI to simplify this dense feedback. But how helpful is this assistance really?

Short on time, big on insight: mixed methods and order for short-term research

Here I summarize my research paper. The purpose is to help guide researchers aiming to conduct short-term research for feasibility and as a rapid response to policy shifts or crises. My findings indicate that a blend of quantitative, qualitative, and survey methods provides sufficient depth to inform meaningful conclusions.

Tips to cure a researcher’s block: Let the words and inspiration flow!

As an academic, experiencing creative and motivational blocks is commonplace. The good news is that there’s more than one way to deal with them. In this article, we've listed techniques you can use to ward off your researcher's block.

5 Tips for academic writing, poetry style

Our guest authors are passionate about research and its communication – so passionate that they turn into composers! Here’s a short poem on academic writing from one of our guest authors that shares some tips to help you create a well-written manuscript.