2024

The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) industry has long struggled with underrepresentation on the basis of gender, ethnicity, physical disabilities, and mental health. Women account for only 35 % of the STEM graduates…

Altmetric, is redefining how research impact is assessed. It has added Clinical Guidelines as a new attention source. This addition is momentous as it will help in understanding how research impacts clinical practice. Adding Clinical…

Enago Academy takes immense pride in reflecting on the milestones that shaped the year 2024 for us. From hosting ground-breaking discussions to participating in global scholarly events, we have actively engaged in conversations shaping the…

Emma, a doctoral student, was about to ask Amy to join her for an outing, but then paused, thinking, “No, I have to proofread an article!” Intrigued, her friend asked what was wrong. Emma explained, “I’ve been working on this paper for…

Meta-analysis is a statistical method that combines data from multiple studies to provide a clear answer to a research question. It plays a crucial role in evidence synthesis by summarizing diverse findings, strengthening conclusions, and…

Clarivate Plc and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have released the 2024 “Research Fronts™ report”. This collaborative initiative, now in its eleventh year, highlights 125 dynamic areas of scientific and social science research.…

Retractions send a clear message that the validity of the paper has been brought into question. The fellow researchers who may be citing that paper, or even worse, moving forward with research based on the retracted study face a lot of…

Scientific journals are supposed to publish accurate, honest, peer-reviewed articles, providing sources for scientists to find important information for their own research. There are many legitimate journals, both in print and online, that…

Defining plagiarism: when you present someone else’s work as your own, you are committing an act of fraud. The website plagiarism.org identifies ten most common types of plagiarism, and ranks them according to their severity: CLONE –…

A practice annoying journal editors and readers alike is the publication of the same paper in different journals—duplicate publication or multiple publications, often called self-plagiarism. An author might submit the same manuscript to two…