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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.
Deciding the order of authors on a paper
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A poster presentation is the perfect opportunity for you to highlight the importance of your research for people attending the conference. Posters are like billboards…
How to create the perfect poster
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Many English-second language authors find it quite difficult to write concisely because they cannot find appropriate words to substitute long phrases. In fact,…
10 Tips to reduce the length of your research paper
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Conferences offer researchers a great opportunity to make numerous professional connections. If you wish to make the most of these conferences, read this article that…