A cornerstone of science is that it should be objective and unbiased. Suppose a researcher could gain financially or career-wise if he or she gets a particular result from a study. Although this by itself Read More
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You’ve completed a study about AIDS prevalence in Africa, and you feel the need provide your readers with a better idea of the patients you studied. So, you include in your manuscript a photograph Read More
In the highly competitive world of academic publishing, authorship related problems are increasing, with authors not getting credit for their work, disagreements between collaborators, and unethical authorship. In this article, I will give some examples Read More
Several newspapers today have published shocking news about Elsevier’s Editorial Management System (EES) having been hacked into recently. The popular blog Retraction Watch has reported the case of the hacking during which peer reviews Read More
Dos and don’ts for a great cover letter In this post, I’ll present a simple checklist of dos and don’ts that you should keep in mind when writing your cover letter. Dos: Read More
In my earlier post on authorship, I had discussed ICMJE guidelines that help researchers in deciding whether a contributor qualifies to be an author or not. In this post, I am going to discuss the Read More
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 advertising a movie—they present in a nutshell the essence Read More
Many English-second language authors find it quite difficult to write concisely, because they cannot find appropriate words to substitute long phrases. In fact, conforming to a given word count limit is difficult for native English Read More
At a typical scientific conference, there are presentations, there are poster halls, there are lunches, there are snack breaks, and there are evening parties. For some researchers, the whole conference experience can almost be like Read More
Few statistics are as misunderstood as p values. This article will tell you What are p values? What do p values indicate? Should researchers report just p values? Correct way of reporting p values Errors Read More
