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Joanna Webb
Enago Academy Writer

Breaking Barriers: Empowering women in STEM in 2023

Our world is evolving quickly, and significant technology breakthroughs are reported virtually every day. A move to digital technology and extraordinary technology are the characteristics of the…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

Abstract Vs. Introduction — Do you know the difference?

Ross wants to publish his research. Feeling positive about his research outcomes, he begins to draft his manuscript. After completing the abstract, he proceeds to write the introduction. That’s when…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

Forecasting the Future of Open Access Publishing

Open access has the potential to transform the way research is conducted and disseminated. By making knowledge more widely available, open access can help to level the playing field in research and…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

Achieving Openness in Science With International Collaboration

Open access research leads to more access to research, where anyone in the world can download it. This helps bridge gaps in different parts of the world, which leads to more collaboration in research.…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

Such Is a Peer Reviewer’s Life

Peer reviewers are the subject-matter experts who volunteer their time to improve the manuscripts they review. Often, researchers consider these reviewers as the road blocks in research publishing ,…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

Peer Review Through Ages! — A brief history

The peer review process was developed to help journal editors decide which manuscripts deemed suitable for publishing. Eventually, the process evolved and transitioned from its initial unidirectional…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

How to Develop a Good Research Hypothesis

The story of a research study begins by asking a question. Researchers all around the globe are asking curious questions and formulating research hypothesis. However, whether the research study…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

Role of an Abstract in Research Paper With Examples

Why does one write an abstract? What is so intriguing about writing an abstract in research paper after writing a full length research paper? How do research paper abstracts or summaries help a…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

Observer Bias in Research

R1 – “I am telling you, the result will be this.” R2 – “How can you be so sure?” R1 – “See, from the observation, I feel results will be in favor of my assumption.” R2 – “So, all this is…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

13 Tips to Prepare for Your PhD Dissertation Defense

How well do you know your project? Years of experiments, analysis of results, and tons of literature study, leads you to how well you know your research study. And, PhD dissertation defense is a…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

Google Scholar Releases 2022 Scholar Metrics

Sorted by h-index over the last 5 years, Google Scholar released its scholar metrics for 2022. Google Scholar Metrics provide a simple way for authors on a single platform to gauge the visibility of…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

9 Incredible LGBTQ+ Scientists in STEM Industry

The ways of the world are Queer! And yet we are doubtful to embrace Queer! Oh, How Queer! Despite the challenges that may have poured upon the LGBTQ+ community, scientists have held their heads…
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lucilleadams
Enago Academy Writer

10 Ways to Help Students Restore Focus on Learning

Are you a student looking for ways to concentrate during a discussion or while studying? Or are you an educator struggling to restore your students’ focus? You should understand your body's needs…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

How Can You Create a Well Planned Research Paper Outline

You are staring at the blank document, meaning to start writing your research paper. After months of experiments and procuring results, your PI asked you to write the paper to publish it in a reputed…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

Graphical Abstract Vs. Video Abstract-Which Is Better?

With scientific journals’ migration to digital platforms, accessing scientific literature has become easier than ever. Online platforms are easily accessible to readers. However, reviewing every…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

How Can You Create Global Impact with Your Research?

Being a researcher, you might have dreamt of bringing change in the world. Definitely, you wanted to reach out and benefit the society with your research work. You wanted to create an impact with your…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

Top 5 Factors Affecting Reproducibility in Research

How can science go wrong? This thought often comes to researchers. When you discuss with your PI about designing an experiment, and your PI informs you about how replicating the experiments and its…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

9 Effective Tips for Publishing Thesis As a Book

While they may look alike, a thesis is not a book! The process of publishing thesis as a book is different right from its conception to completion. Created with an intent to target a specific…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

PhD Teaching – Do’s and Don’ts for Researchers

You might have come across a situation wherein you were asked to teach undergraduate students along with managing your research work! You had no understanding of how to go about teaching but your PI…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

6 Tips to Get Back to Lab Work After a Long Career Break

“I just can’t think straight. It’s been long since I last stepped in to a lab.” You certainly aren’t alone if you had this crippling self-doubt while getting back to lab work after a long break. Be…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

How to Conduct Field Research Study? – A Complete Guide

There is a challenge in undergoing a research which involves a vast understanding of the environment and the study of subjects staying in that environment. Although the outcome of this study will help…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

How to Manage Your PhD Timeline for Smoother Research Completion

It’s finally happening! The university has sent you an acceptance letter for the PhD program you had applied to. Getting into a doctoral program is not an easy task, and the speculations around it of…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

9 Great Tools to Maintain Lab Notebook for Researchers

You have scheduled a real time PCR to determine your primer efficiency. After thorough planning, you were able to successfully finish the experiment and get the Ct value. As you sit to write the…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

13 Behavioral Questions & Tips to Answer Them Like a Pro!

This article is also available in: Korean “How well can you handle criticism?”—Hasn’t this been one of the most daunting questions to answer during an interview? Well, you are certainly not…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

2021 in Review: Retrospecting the Year of Redemption and Recourse!

‘Tis the season!—to be grateful to survive the ravaging aftermath that 2020 brought. After grappling with the global COVID-19 pandemic, who’d have imagined any good news coming out of 2021? But with…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

7 Steps of Writing an Excellent Academic Book Chapter

Writing is an inextricable part of an academic’s career; maintaining lab reports, writing personal statements, drafting cover letters, research proposals, the dissertation—this list goes on. However,…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

6 Effective Tips on How to Ace Your PhD Qualifying Exam

It’s probably not your first day at the university and you are still exploring the campus, determining which place would be your “nook”. Just as you do, you find a place to sit and it then feels…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

Reflecting on Peer Review Week 2021 at Enago: Facts and Insights

Like every year, Enago—a global leader in editing and publication support services, participated in the Peer Review Week 2021 as a core member of the organizing committee. At Enago, we look forward to…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

See the Future: The World of Research in Coming Years

While the ravaging ramifications of COVID-19 were still unfolding bringing the world to a standstill, the research and scholarly publishing industry ran ceaselessly. Given the current situation, a…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

10 Unspoken Lab Rules of Working in Shared Research Laboratories

Waiting for your turn to use the fume hood in the lab? Well, you aren’t alone to be doing so! Not all of us are privileged to be having a set of laboratory equipment to ourselves. Thus, abiding by lab…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

How to Choose Best Research Methodology for Your Study

Successful research conduction requires proper planning and execution. While there are multiple reasons and aspects behind a successful research completion, choice of best research methodology is one…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

10 Things to Consider While Writing a Tenure Review Letter

While graduating, I have often seen a few faculty members striving to put together their tenure file. The academic tenure file is similar to that of a promotion file; however, a tenure protects the…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

Top 12 Must Have Online Tools for Researchers at All Stages

Research is undoubtedly one of the most painstaking and thorough processes. Irrespective of your discipline, stage of work and career, research can be an arduous and time-consuming task. Right from…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

5 Best Tips to Write an Impressive Academic Job Cover Letter

Academic jobs are highly competitive and thus require an impactful cover letter to make you stand out from the crowd with equivalent or more academic achievements. An academic job cover letter…
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simonafwpaccount
Enago Academy Writer

Exploring Responsible Data Sharing Ethics in Research

What’s a research worthy of, if not published and shared? While data sharing is crucial in expanding research horizons, authors have been apprehensive in sharing their research data publicly due to…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

An Overview of the ACS Style Guide

What is an ACS Style Guide? The ACS Style Guide is the essential writing guide for the 51 scholarly journals published by the American Chemical Society (ACS). This scientific society, founded in 1876…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

6 Best Grammar Checker Tools for Researchers

Grammar is the essence of language! With people adopting newer slangs to communicate and get closer to the rest of the world, the correct usage of grammar is being affected to an extent where…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

What to Do After PhD? – Pros and Cons of Pursuing Postdoc

“Received my PhD. Where do I go from here? What to do after PhD?”—is one of the most common challenges for students who have recently graduated. So if you’re stuck at this point of deciding whether to…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

Top 12 Potential PhD Viva Questions and How to Answer Them

Breathed a sigh of relief after submitting the PhD thesis you’ve burnt the midnight oil for? Not so soon! While submitting your thesis is a massive achievement, defending it decides whether you will…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

How to Turn Your Thesis Into a Journal Article

In many cases, publishing thesis is often one of the requirements for graduate students to finish their academic program. Publishing research findings is one of the more important ways to share…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

5 Ways to Demonstrate Leadership Qualities on Your Resume

No matter whether you’re taking your first steps up the career ladder or you’re an experienced employee, there are certain traits that are essential to build your successful way. While your technical…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

When Your Thesis Advisor Asks You to Quit

I was two months into the third year of my PhD when it happened. In retrospect, I should have seen it coming. My research wasn’t going great, but I was feeling reasonably confident that my efforts…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Virtual Defense: Top 5 Online Thesis Defense Tips

A Master's or Ph.D. research defense is that momentous event you have been waiting for! It is that day when you want to proudly demonstrate your passion for research to everyone who have been a part…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

Learn How to Write a Persuasive Letter of Support for Grant

Acquiring funds for your research is an important milestone for every researcher. As the deadline for submitting the grant proposal approaches, there’s a sense of fear that engulfs you into thinking…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

10 Common Academic Job Interview Mistakes to Avoid

Just came out of an interview and thought to yourself—“I could have answered that question better.” or ‘I shouldn’t have done that!”. Well, you are certainly not alone! Securing academic positions…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

Top 5 Key Differences Between Methods and Methodology

While burning the midnight oil during literature review, most researchers do not realize that the methods and methodology section forms the spine of their research. Researchers use a systematic…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

Enago Releases Global Survey Report on Research Labs Health

New York, USA: Enago, a global leader in editing and publication support services, recently conducted a comprehensive global health survey on research laboratories to understand how researchers all…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Top 4 Guidelines for Health and Clinical Research Report

“My research idea is novel and the study design is robust, yet why did the editor reject my paper?” This question often worries researchers! Various top-tier journals have reported rejection rates…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

How to Write a Data Management Plan During Grant Application

Along with other essential requisites of a grant application, funders are increasingly mandating applicants to submit data management plan (DMP). A funding proposal can be considered as a preliminary…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

Top 5 Tips on How to Choose Your PhD External Examiner

In your PhD journey, you may have seen it all—late nights, tears, frustration! Although completing your PhD thesis is an accomplishment in itself, defending it is a momentous event. When preparing to…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

10 PhD Transferable Skills You Can Use in Most Jobs

“No one wants to hire PhDs because they are overqualified and too independent!” This is one thing PhDs are tired of hearing. How can your PhD be a liability to your career? Rather, recruiters…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

4 Simple Rules for Better Scientific Pictures and Figures

Scientific figures and images are an integral part of academic publishing. Several journal websites present thumbnails of figures alongside the abstract for all their publications. Consequently,…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

How to Deal With Imposter Syndrome in Academia

“What am I doing here?” “Do I belong here?” Have these questions plagued your mind making you feel like an imposter? Well, you are not alone! The “imposter syndrome” runs thick in veins of…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

7 Tips to Draft a Compelling Budget for Grant Proposal

While financial support is crucial for conducting research, acquiring funds for your research is a challenging task and so is planning the budget for grant proposal! The key requisites of a…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

Navigate Sharing Your Research Data With DataSeer

This guest post is drafted by an expert team from DataSeer. It is an intuitive interface that assists in streamlining the process of sharing and preservation of research data. Science advances on…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

10 Effective Stress Management Tips for Ph.D. Students

Did you embark on a PhD with a preconceived notion that it’s going to be a stressful journey? If your answer to that was a resounding yes, then you are not alone and definitely not wrong about it…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Top 10 Ways to Avoid the Problem of Missing Data!

What is Missing Data? "Missing data" is a pervasive concern amongst the entire research community! It refers to the situation where observations or information for a parameter of interest in an…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

5 Great Tips on How to Deal With Peer Review Problems

As a researcher, you may have submitted your original research article to a journal for publication. By doing so, you are disclosing your confidential research work to that journal. If your article…
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Uttkarsha Bhosale
Enago Academy Writer

How Can Women in STEM Industry Help Overcome Gender Bias

Despite tall talks about gender equality across streams, there hasn’t been a significant rise in the number of women researchers in the STEM industry. In the wake of International Women’s Day 2021, we…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Paper Mills- A Rising Concern in the Academic Community

This article is also available in Japanese A good publishing record is one of the essential criteria for promotion, tenure, and grant acquisition for future projects. The pressure to publish…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

How to Effectively Structure an Opinion Article

Opinion articles present the researcher’s viewpoints on the strengths and limitations of a scientific hypothesis or theories. Consequently, they make us think about where we stand! It helps us…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

5 Simple Tips on How to Patent Your Research

Securing patent protection is one of the most important ways of safeguarding your intellectual assets. In order to succeed and stay on top of the game, companies must distinguish themselves from their…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

Scientific Research Blogging: Tips for Researchers!

Are you interested in writing scientific research blogs? As a researcher, you should be interested in both reading and writing scientific blogs. There are many types of scientific blogs including…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Top 10 Questions for a Complete Literature Review

An excellent literature review integrates information in such a way that it provides a new framework to build upon. It is a way of contextualizing your work and showcasing a bigger picture before you…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Impressive Academic Phrases for Writing Manuscripts

If you are a graduate student or a researcher, you definitely know the challenges involved in composing academic documents. Right from the abstract to the conclusion, every section must follow a…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

How to Find Out If Your Research Is “Highly Cited”?

Publishing a research is not enough these days to make a mark in academia. In academia, the reputation as a scientist depends on the quality and quantity of your publications. But it also depends on…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Should Researchers Publish or Patent First?

It’s D-day! Finally, years and years of hard work have paid off – the invention you were working on is a success! You are extremely eager to unwrap and reveal your "creation" to the world. You gear up…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Predicting and Strategically Planning for the Uncertain Future

This guest post is drafted by an expert team from Wiley. Wiley is one of the world’s leading providers of online resources covering scientific, medical, technical, social and physical sciences, and…
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Enago Academy
Enago Academy Writer

5 Things to Look For on a Research Writing Platform

This is a guest post drafted by the expert team at AuthorCafé, a unique platform designed exclusively for academics wherein they can write, collaborate, and communicate their research, all at the same…
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Enago Academy
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Journal Rejections: How Common Are They?

Journal rejections are common, irrespective of the researcher’s academic career. The acceptance rate of scholarly journals is an important selection criterion for authors when choosing where to submit…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

The Perfect Research Co-author: How Do I Find You?

Multi-author papers are on the rise in several academic disciplines. Science done in large teams widens the scope of knowledge sharing. Collaboration and co-authoring with other researchers have…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

All You Need to Know About Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abbreviations and acronyms are shortened forms of word (s) or phrases (s). They assist in making manuscripts easy to read and understand. Additionally, they help in meeting the strict word-count…
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Enago Academy
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Top Five Tips to Preserve Mental Health While Working From Home

One of the different ways in which the pandemic has affected us is the Work from Home situation. With the strict social distancing norms coming into effect, we have been restricted to remain within…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Why Clinical Research Is a Hot Career Choice for 2021 and Beyond

Imagine waking up to the news that the vaccine you relentlessly worked upon has saved millions of lives across the globe! Clinical research is one of the noblest fields that attempt to improve the…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Pharmacovigilance Post COVID-19: Opportunities and Challenges

Pharmacovigilance (PV) deals with drug-related problems: detecting, understanding, and preventing adverse effects. Patient safety is the key goal of PV. Many approved medicines carry a risk of adverse…
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Should AI Write Research Papers on Behalf of Authors?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made it to the field of research publishing. In the past decade, AI and machine learning have transformed several industries. The disruptive technology of AI is making…
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Punctuation Rules: Do They Really Matter?

Can you imagine a world without punctuation it does not seem to be a big deal does it people cannot imagine a world without Netflix Instagram Wi-Fi or Smartphones but it would hardly matter if…
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Enago Academy Writer

How Should Authors Deal With Mixed Reviewer Reports?

The 2020 Peer Review Week, from 21 to 25 September, is dedicated to “Trust in Peer Review.” Nearly everyone in the academic and scientific communities would agree on the importance of the peer review…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Top 10 Tips for Writing a Strong Position Paper

As scientists and researchers, you might be familiar with objective research papers, which tend to consider both sides of an argument and present findings based on facts. But are you aware of another…
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Share Your Experiences With 2 Million+ Researchers!

It has been several months now since the pandemic struck us and forced us to rethink the way we work and operate. With many countries imposing widespread lockdown restrictions, the research community…
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Dr. Shweta Murudkar
Enago Academy Writer

Top 10 Journals to Publish Your Negative Results

Failure is the stepping stone to success. Most technological advancements have stemmed from initial failures. Even well-executed experiments with a clear hypothesis produce inconclusive or negative…
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Join Enago in Celebrating Peer Review Week 2020!

Enago, a global leader in editing and publication support services, is thrilled to participate and propel dynamic innovations in the sixth edition of the much-awaited global event—Peer Review Week…
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Shrutika Sirisilla
Enago Academy Writer

Achieving Openness in Science With International Collaboration

Open access research leads to more access to research, where anyone in the world can download it. This helps bridge gaps in different parts of the world, which leads to more collaboration in research.…
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Enago Academy
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Selecting a Good Research Topic

A lot of thought, time, and effort goes into selecting the right research topic. Selecting a good research topic is the first step towards carrying out a successful and impactful research study. A…
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Do You Want to Become a Research-Inspired Entrepreneur

A researcher acquires diverse transferrable skills through their Ph.D. and postdoctoral fellowship positions. Researchers, who do not intend to pursue a career in academia, have multiple alternatives…
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Enago Academy
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How to Become a Productive Researcher

A researcher’s job is no ordinary job. It comes with a great amount of responsibility and challenges. Productivity is essential to researchers at every stage of their career. However, the challenges…
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Enago Academy
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Decoding the Peer Review Process

Peer review plays a significant role in the publication of a manuscript. Peer review constantly undergoes changes based on the latest trends and happenings in the publishing industry.  Given the…
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Enago Academy
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Language and Grammar Rules for Academic Writing

Language and Grammar are essential in academic writing. An appropriately written paper helps authors effectively communicate their work to their readers and peers. Manuscripts also face rejection if…
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Increase Your Visibility Through Digital Networking

Digitalization has changed the landscape of scientific research. Today, researchers can unravel several possibilities just at the click of a button. Out of the plethora of possibilities that…
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How to Find the Right Journal for Publishing

Researchers frequently spend time finding the right journal after their research work is over. 'What should be the best journal to publish my academic research?' is one of the most frequently asked…
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Everything You Need to Know about Open Access

With the advent of the internet and emergence of digital archiving, access to information has significantly increased. A major milestone in making information publicly and freely available was the…
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A Guide to Biostatistics in Clinical Research

Biostatistics in clinical research is important to collect, analyze, present, and interpret data. It finds applications in various fields such as epidemiology, clinical trials, population genetics,…
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Clinical Trials: The Fundamentals

Clinical trials are an important part of medical research and these investigations help determine how new treatments will work in human patients and also in collecting valuable data about the effects…
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The Open Access Movement Is Here To Stay, And How?

With the scholarly publication models evolving over the years, Open Access—a model of Open Science is making the publishing dynamics more accessible, transparent, and collaborative. However,…
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Peer Review Through Ages! — A brief history

The peer review process was developed to help journal editors decide which manuscripts deemed suitable for publishing. Eventually, the process evolved and transitioned from its initial unidirectional…
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Digital Learning and Its Benefits to Researchers

Digital learning is the most sought after method for learning new things and to update yourself in this fast-paced environment. Digital learning is an ideal platform for the researchers to keep…
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5 Important Tips When Moving to an Industry Career

Completed your PhD, what next? Confused between an academic job or an industry job? It is essential to have a novel approach as you embark on a career journey. No matter what position you’re trying to…
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All You Need to Know About Creative Commons Licenses

The development of technology has led to the widespread sharing of ideas including intellectual and creative work/s. It enables us to share, build, or create something new. Every author or creator…
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Uplifting the Quality of Peer Review…The Best Way Forward!

Peer review is the heart of the academic publishing industry and is extremely important to maintain the excellency of the published scholarly literature. However, with the rapid rise in the number of…
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An Overview Into Peer Review Process

Peer review is the most sought after process in the publishing industry. Getting your work validated from the experts in your field enhances the quality of your work. The originality of articles for…
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How to Ace Your PhD Viva Voce

It is your Ph.D. viva voce! Years of your research work has to be presented in a short duration. Are you in a dilemma, how to go about it? It is a nerve-racking experience to present your research…
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Importance of Editing and Proofreading in Academic Writing

Writing is the most effective way of communicating your research ideas and results. The quality of the research paper decreases if it is filled with spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors.…
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Qualitative Research Versus Quantitative Research

Research is a process of systematic inquiry that necessitates data collection and documentation followed by analysis and interpretation of the collected data. The whole investigation is conducted…
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Tips to Launch a Research-Inspired Startup

Researchers have several career options besides academia. One such interesting non-traditional option is setting up their own business. For researchers looking to branch out into business, the best…
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Tips to Develop Your Academic Writing Skills

Drafting and publishing manuscripts is an integral part of every researcher's career. Although it may seem easy to some, there are several researchers who struggle to put together the perfect…
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Dos and Don’ts of an Industry Job Resume

Researchers often face challenges in choosing an appropriate career path towards the end of their Ph.D. Lack of jobs in academia, as well as a disinterest in pursuing an academic job, often leads…
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10 Tips to Draft a Brief Communication

Important research findings with ground-breaking results need to be published at the earliest. These findings are usually a part of the entire research but are often published as short or brief…
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Top 10 Tips to Increase Research Productivity

Productivity is essential to any profession. A researcher’s job comes with its own set of responsibility and challenges. However, even in the face of these challenges and responsibilities,…
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Top 10 Tips on Email Etiquette for Researchers

Communication is the key to all our endeavors. Emails are the most used method of communication these days. As a budding researcher, it is mandatory to know the basic etiquettes of writing emails.…
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Top 10 Tips to Increase Academic Vocabulary for Researchers

Improving academic vocabulary is an important skill for all researchers.  Academic vocabulary refers to the words that are customarily used in academic dialogues and texts. These words are usually…
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Top 4 Tools to Detect and Avoid Plagiarism

Plagiarism is not a new phenomenon in research. However, it has received increasing attention with technological advances being able to detect and effectively uncover instances of plagiarism. There…
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Common Types of Plagiarism

Plagiarism, or passing someone else’s work as your own, is not a new phenomenon in research. It has gained greater attention with the advent of technology that has made it easier to uncover instances…
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Top 10 Tips for Peer Reviewers

Peer review is essential to ensure the quality of research that is published in academic journals. It ensures manuscript and journal quality and is, therefore, a crucial aspect of the publication…
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Top 10 Tips on Identifying Predatory Journals and Conferences

Submitting your research work to predatory journals/conferences can adversely affect your research career. However, many researchers are unable to distinguish between legitimate journals/conferences…
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Top 10 Tips on Choosing an Attractive Research Title

Choosing an appropriate research title is necessary to draw readers’ attention. It instantly helps readers decide if they would be interested in reading further. This SmartShort shares ten tips that…
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Top 10 Communication Tips for Researchers

Researchers spend a lot of quality time reading and rigorously performing experiments in the laboratory. Amidst their tight schedule, they also take breaks from their daily routine to socialize with…
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Top 10 Tips on Finding FREE Journal Rankings

It is important for researchers to publish their research work in high-impact and high-quality peer-reviewed journals. The SCImago Journal & Country Rank website can prove beneficial to all…
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Top 10 Alternative Careers for STEM PhDs

A PhD is the highest qualification that one can have and is essential for a career in academia. However, there are many challenges to getting academic jobs, and many PhDs have interest in non-academic…
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10 Tips for Drafting an Engaging Research Article

Readers finish reading the entire research article only when it grabs their attention. Several factors play a critical role in capturing the readers’ attention and ensuring a high level of engagement…
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Top 10 Tips for Writing a Great Review Article

Literature review plays a critical part in any research study. It helps researchers narrow the knowledge in a given field of study. In addition, it allows researchers to identify and examine the…
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Open Access Repositories: Self-Archiving Your Publications

In the first and the second part of the open access (OA) infographic series, we discussed popular open access journals across different disciplines and shared eye-opening statistics on open access…
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Open Access Policies and Funding Agency Mandates

In the first infographic of the open access (OA) series, we shared the names of popular OA journals across different disciplines. However, the OA movement has more dimensions to it. Let's explore!…
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Alarming Data: Cancerous Growth in Predatory Publishing!

The open access movement has not only facilitated unrestricted access to scientific research but also given rise to predatory publishing. This unethical author-pay model has duped researchers into…
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Know About the Popular Open Access Journals in Your Field

Open access (OA) publishing has not only helped increase the visibility and impact of the research but also facilitated quicker dissemination of knowledge to the academic community. According to the…
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SCImago Journal Rank: An Overview

Publishing in high-impact and high-quality peer-reviewed journals not only helps researchers advance their careers, but also increases the visibility of their work and the odds of it getting cited.…
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Transparency in the Peer Review Process

Peer review is an integral part of the publication cycle. It involves an independent and unbiased assessment by reviewers of a manuscript on the grounds of originality, significance, and novelty of…
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Artificial Intelligence in Research and Publishing

The term ”artificial intelligence” was introduced by John McCarthy at a conference at Dartmouth in 1956. Natural language processing, expert systems, neural networks, and robotics are few of the core…
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Open Access: What Do The Numbers Tell Us?

To promote scientific research, it is important that exchange of information and ideas is encouraged at all levels. Since the 1970s, the open access (OA) movement has supported and attempted to…
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Measuring Research Impact: Citation Metrics

With each year, the number of studies getting published in international peer-reviewed journals continues to increase. So, for any study that gets published, it is very critical that it gets cited by…
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6 Tips That Will Save You From Journal Rejection

In scholarly publishing, the most crucial time for authors is when they have submitted their manuscript to a journal and are awaiting the response of acceptance. However, journal rejection is a…
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Research Misconduct: Why PhD Students Should Stay Away from It!

Research misconduct involves falsification, fabrication, or plagiarism in conducting or reporting research. Researchers, institutions, regulatory bodies, and publishers are responsible for maintaining…
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An Introduction to Open Access Publishing

In recent times, open access publishing has been gaining popularity in the scholarly community from funders, research organizations, universities, publishers, and researchers due to it making research…
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Forecasting the Future of Open Access Publishing

Open access has the potential to transform the way research is conducted and disseminated. By making knowledge more widely available, open access can help to level the playing field in research and…
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Such Is a Peer Reviewer’s Life

Peer reviewers are the subject-matter experts who volunteer their time to improve the manuscripts they review. Often, researchers consider these reviewers as the road blocks in research publishing ,…
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Has the Scientific World Truly Opened Itself to Open Access?

Open Science is the rational choice to promote openness, integrity, collaboration, and reproducibility in scholarly research. Open Access (OA) supports transparency and free availability of research…
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Tips on Drafting a Successful Grant Application

Securing a research grant is the first step towards initiating a research project. Research cannot be carried out without the availability of funds. Fortunately there are several agencies or…
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