Instructions for Authors

Excitement brewed at Dr. Joshi’s biomedical lab as the lab team—Omar (Postdoc), Riya (PhD student), and Jane (Research Assistant) gathered in the tiny meeting room to submit their…

The COPE forum discussion held in December 2023 initiated with a fundamental question — is there a universally accepted definition of institutional affiliation or institutional…

Concept papers hold significant importance as a precursor to a full-fledged research proposal in academia and research. Understanding the nuances and significance of a concept…

After COPE, the Committee on Publication Ethics, along with other heavyweights like WAME (World Association of Medical Editors) and the JAMA Network (Journal of the American…

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…

When people read in a hurry (especially when reading online material), they mostly skim through the details and pay attention only to the headlines. Headlines are the signposts…

In our last post, we talked about the purpose and criteria of journals. Here we will discuss the actual preparation of the manuscript, rightly called "Manuscript Preparation." We…

Most journals list the scope and audience of the journal on their homepage itself, and that’s the page most authors visit when first perusing a journal. However, authors must…

In our last post, we spoke about preparing the manuscript for submission to a particular journal. As the next step, this article discusses the typical process to submit a…

Physical quantities like weights and measures have been standardized through a network of international agreements which collectively form the SI or International System of Units…

“It’s Just So Different” Ask any prospective college students about their fears and concerns about starting their new program and they’ll gladly provide a list: moving to a new…