A scientist’s choice of research problem affects his or her personal career trajectory. Scientists’ combined choices affect the direction and efficiency of scientific discovery as a whole. – Tradition and Innovation in Scientists’ Research Strategies Read More
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Case: An author submitted her paper to a journal, and the paper was sent for peer review. The paper received a major revisions decision. At the revision stage, when the peer reviewer comments were sent Read More
Science has seldom been a topic of drawing room conversations. The general public tends to believe that science is a complex subject that is best left to its stakeholders – the researchers. Moreover, they perceive researchers Read More
Holiday season is around the corner, and everyone is rushing to complete their work before the festivities begin. As a researcher, you must be really busy preparing your manuscript, replying to peer reviewer comments, or Read More
For many researchers and PhD students, getting published in English language seems a bit of a challenge. In such a case, a good dictionary can support their endeavor. The range of English dictionaries is indeed Read More
Of all the world’s languages, English probably has the widest range of dictionaries. This wide range makes it difficult for PhD students and young researchers to choose among them. This article looks at some Read More
Should germline modification be allowed on human embryos? This issue has sparked much debate in the scientific community. Some have been opposing the use of the gene-editing technique known as CRISPR/Cas9 vehemently as the Read More
November was an interesting month for the scholarly communication folks. This month was marked by discussions around irreproducibility, authorship conflict, and costs of publishing among others. Our editors followed all of these deliberations and would Read More
[This post was created for the Wolters-Kluwer author newsletter Author Resource Review and has been reproduced with permission.] The role and definition of authorship in scientific and medical publishing has become increasingly complicated in recent Read More
Undergoing the process of scientific publication is inevitable for researchers, but most find this a daunting task as it is long drawn and effort intensive. After submitting their paper to a journal, researchers not only Read More