Citations and references

There are plenty of methods for senior personalities to include their names in academic journals, even without participating in researches. There are also many ways to force…

What are Citation Metrics? The extent to which a research paper or academic text is cited in other pieces of academic work such as papers, thesis, dissertations, or other texts…

Distinction or Popularity? As researchers toil away at building a career, they are constantly presented with requirements to establish and justify their expertise in their…

When new undergraduate students contemplate the academic career path ahead of them, the journey can appear to be quite steep. Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree enables…

Rankings are Forever? For decades, eager young researchers with a new article or paper to submit have been directed towards specific journals in their field based upon their…

As an academic researcher, the quality of your research publications has traditionally been measured by the prestige of the journals in which your work has been published. The…

Knowledge should be free to all! Such is the scientific ideal. Free dissemination of information for the benefit of all. The commercial ideal is quite different, of course, more…