Using online media

Researchers often become so focused on lab work and publishing that they often tend to forget the other important aspect of a successful career—professional networking! One way to…

Scientists rely on research promotion to spread their ideas. There are many different ways to do so. Academic journals are an avenue into the scientific community. Journals provide…

After you’ve spent months and maybe even years on your academic research and now finally have it published, what’s next? Will the general public read and understand your research?…

A growing sensation, streamed educational programs are quickly finding their place among students, professionals, researchers, and teachers. Science e-learning has grown by nearly…

There is a lot of published research data now available and this makes it harder for your target audience to find your academic research. Promoting your research has therefore…

Using social media platforms such as LinkedIn, ORCID, ResearchGate, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or Mendeley, can be an excellent way to promote your research and share it with a…

Measuring the impact of a research publication is critical to every researcher’s career. The assessment of scientific publications is increasingly critical to scholarly…

The onset of the “social media” revolution was recognized about 15 years ago when Friendster was created as a means by which people with similar interests could interact online.…

In the past decade, the usage of the term “social media” seems to have increased greatly. Websites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn represent one way in which people can…

Although scientists are generally willing to publish their research, they are often hesitant about promoting it. The attitude seems to be to let the publication do most of the…

What is a Plenary Session? You’ve been invited to chair the plenary session at an academic conference. It is scheduled to take place at the top of the conference agenda, and will…

Whether your benchmark for "solitary genius" is Shakespeare, Austen, Newton, Goodall, Darwin, Einstein, Franklin, Picasso, or Da Vinci, there is a certain romanticism to the notion…