Although the month of February is typically shorter, there has been no dearth in the buzz in the scholarly world. From trending discussions around the definition of the concept of “excellence” and the presence of “Read More
Articles
Other Content Types
A few days ago, I asked a friend (with no connection to academia whatsoever) what he thought of the academic world. He told me that, to him, academia seemed like a rather dull and serious Read More
PaperHive is a free web platform for researchers to transform reading of scientific research articles into a social and active collaboration. Researchers usually spend a weekly average of 18 hours in reading and understanding research articles Read More
Sci-Hub, the site that provides free access to pirated academic papers, hit a bumpy road last year when it was ordered to pay damages worth $15 million to Elsevier and lost a lawsuit against American Chemical Read More
Blockchain was conceptualized only about a decade ago and has been in use for just about a few years. Though nascent, it has taken the world by storm, particularly due to its application in bitcoin (Read More
The use of live vertebrate animals (rodents, primates, birds, agricultural livestock, marine animals, wildlife, native animals, etc.) for experiments requires relevant approvals from regulatory bodies of respective governments and the university or institution. These approvals Read More
For many, postdoctoral life coincides with taking on new personal responsibilities that may include starting a family, buying a house, or paying off student loans. A postdoctoral position is typically a stepping stone to a Read More
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced earlier this month that it plans to discontinue the PubMed Commons service from February 15, 2018. The PubMed Commons service, which allows researchers to comment on PubMed-indexed publications, Read More
When writing a research paper, you mention, or cite, papers written by other researchers. For example, instead of describing in detail the method you used, you simply provide a reference to a paper that offers Read More
The first month of 2018 started on a very busy note and there was a lot of activity in the scholarly publishing. If you’ve been too busy to catch up on the buzzing discussions, we’Read More
