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Presenting at an academic conference is an opportunity that most young researchers look forward to. However, addressing a large audience can make you feel nervous, at…
- Kakoli Majumder
- October 12, 2016
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So you’ve completed your study and published your paper in the journal of your choice. Now you want to make your paper accessible to more and more readers within and…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- November 4, 2013
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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…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 16, 2013
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In recent years, many research groups have been working independently to develop metrics that measure the impact of published research. The journal impact factor is a…
- Editage Insights
- November 4, 2013
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Euan Adie is founder and CEO of London-based start-up Altmetric, which tracks online activity relating to scholarly literature. Altmetric was founded in 2011, emerging…
- Editage Insights
- July 23, 2014
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Impact factors, the h-index, and other measures of assessing research journals and researchers are all based on citations. The basic logic is simple: if other…
- Yateendra Joshi
- October 30, 2013
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The graphical abstract is a relatively new concept. while it is fast gaining popularity with journals, authors are not yet very familiar with the idea. Inadequate…
- Kakoli Majumder
- December 15, 2015
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This post suggests a few language-related strategies for researchers to explain abstract or difficult-to-grasp concepts to the general public.
- Yateendra Joshi
- May 23, 2014
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With the evolving digital media landsape, scientific communication is changing to adapt to the needs of a new age audience. Graphical and video abstracts are fast…
- Kakoli Majumder
- February 1, 2016
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Authors are often disappointed when their manuscript is rejected after initial screening and are left wondering what was wrong with the paper and why it was not even…
- Kakoli Majumder
- March 14, 2016