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For an academic, the significance of both reading and writing literature reviews cannot be overstated. Writing effective literature reviews needs precision, clarity, and…
Literature review 101: Purpose and how to write one
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To mark the occasion of World Health Day, we speak with patient expert Clarinda Cerejo to understand how medical researchers can involve patients in the research and…
How patient engagement can enrich medical studies and literature: Interview with Clarinda Cerejo
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Research misconduct translates into a colossal wastage of resources and distortion of the foundation of evidence. Several international guidelines on good research…
Research integrity: what do international guidelines say?
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In this post, we discuss the why retractions occur and how ethical researchers can deal with the prospect of their work being retracted. 
Correcting the scientific record: Dealing with retractions
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As figures are visual in nature, making them accessible means meeting the needs of users with visual impairments. Those who use scientific figures, including paper…
How to make your figures accessible
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A variety of languages are spoken by researchers globally. In this article, we discuss the need for language inclusivity in research communication and pave the way for…
Embracing multilingualism in research
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Japan has an impressive range of Japanese-language research journals and a well-developed academic publishing ecosystem. While Japan is a top-class research nation,…
Cultural differences: English writing for Japanese researchers
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Biomedical researchers often find themselves navigating through complex statistical methods to make sense of their data. One such method that can be incredibly useful in…
The rise of generative AI, exemplified by language models like ChatGPT, is reshaping scientific publication ownership. While AI aids research by generating content, it…
This blogpost lists the top 5 prompts that researchers must use AI tools like ChatGPT for.