A Quick Guide to Clinical Trials (Part 3: Ethical Requirements)
Medical advancements save lives. However, new procedures, tools, and products require thorough testing to ensure they are at least as safe and effective as the current standard of…
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A Quick Guide to Clinical Trials (Part 2: The Process)
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the different types of clinical trials and the phases of clinical trial studies. In this article, we look at the process of registering and…
A Quick Guide to Clinical Trials (Part 1: An Overview)
Clinical trials are the core of medical research. Investigations are performed to determine how new treatments will work in human patients and valuable data concerning the benefits…
Citation Cartels: The Mafia of Scientific Publishing
In academic publishing, citations make a body of work more widely known amongst other researchers and demonstrate that the work has relevance in the field. In addition to the…
Drafting a Pre-submission Inquiry
When considering submitting their research paper to one or more journals, it is a good idea for authors to send pre-submission inquiries to the editorial team. These inquiries are…
Predatory Journals: Exposing the Flaws in Academic Research
Predatory journals make money by offering fast-track publication of low-quality scientific research without the hassle of editorial and peer review. They have been widely…
Peer Review Recognition: A Resume Booster?
Academic peer reviewers, also known as referees, are responsible for evaluating the work of researchers with a similar expertise as themselves. The peer review process serves as a…
Impact of GPP3 Guidelines on Industry-sponsored Research
Clinical trials help doctors to decide the best treatment for their patients. This means that the results must be accurate and reliable. Often commercial organizations such as…
Authorship and Contributorship in Scientific Publications
Publishing research plays a critical role in a scientists’ career. Publishing research outcomes helps researchers gain visibility in the scientific community as well as receive…
Avoid Submitting Your Manuscript to the Wrong Journal
All those who perform academic research will eventually want to publish their work. Primarily, the aim is to communicate the research findings in the best possible journal after…
Retractions Due to Fake Peer Reviews
When scientific manuscripts are submitted to a journal they have to undergo a peer review process so that the journal can decide whether or not they should publish the article. In…
Writing an Effective Appeal Letter to a Journal Editor
It would be surprising to learn of a scientist whose work had not been rejected by an academic journal at some point in their career. Some of the most famous scientists have been…