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Reading relevant and recent literature is as integral a part of a researcher’s life as is conducting research. This free downloadable handbook offers tips on how you can…
- Mriganka Awati
- March 25, 2021
In this blogpost, we will delve into what ascertainment bias is, its implications in biomedical research, and strategies to prevent it, particularly for experienced…
- Marisha Fonseca
- May 8, 2023
We will address two questions in this post: (i) Why is it important to make your research more accessible to a wider audience? (ii) How can you communicate your findings…
- Sunaina Singh
- May 5, 2023
Literature search, in general, is quite a time- and effort-intensive task. It is therefore quite likely that researchers and clinicians involved in interdisciplinary or…
- Sunaina Singh
- August 24, 2021
This article is a brief overview of how inclusive-language guidelines have evolved, some key considerations, and important standard guidelines on how to use inclusive…
- David Burbridge
- July 11, 2023
In the recent three decades, search engines and online archives for indexed journals have accelerated the literature search process. Here we discuss how AI tools today…
- Debraj Manna
- October 5, 2023
This article highlights the dangers that paper mills pose and how well-meaning researchers can avoid their pitfalls.
- David Burbridge
- May 30, 2023
On July 21, 2022, the prominent blog Retraction Watch and esteemed American journal Science published articles on the newly uncovered evidence of potential…
- David Burbridge
- August 5, 2022
In this blog post, we will explore the impact of misclassification of variables, provide practical examples to illustrate their significance, and discuss strategies to…
- Marisha Fonseca
- June 27, 2023
The supplemental data are crucial to many papers. This post answers some common questions about supplemental data, how they can help you, how they can be used…
- David Burbridge
- November 2, 2023