Eugene Garfield,1 the founder of the Journal Impact Factor (JIF), had originally designed it as a means to help choose journals. Unfortunately, the JIF is now often used inappropriately, for example, to evaluate the influence Read More
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The landscape of science and research is rapidly evolving. Gone are the days when all members of a university department would celebrate the successful publication of a colleague’s paper.1 Earlier, scientists would simply consider Read More
In recent years, many research groups have been working independently to develop metrics that measure the impact of published research. The journal impact factor is a well-known metric used to measure the reputation of journals. Read More
So you’ve completed your study and published your paper in the journal of your choice. Now you want to make your paper accessible to more and more readers within and outside the scientific community Read More
More often than not, when researchers set about writing a paper, they spend the most time on the “meat” of the article (the Methods, Results, and Discussion sections). Little thought goes into the title and Read More
Imagine you have just completed a controlled study about a new intervention in a birthing center. You have two sets of results: one set on mothers and one on infants. Should the author write two Read More
The core purpose of writing a paper is to go beyond mere presentation of facts and thoughts. It is to reach out to the reader—to communicate your research effectively and help readers understand the Read More
It is a well-known fact that academics worldwide face pressure to publish in prestigious English language journals. And the journal impact factor (IF) is the most widely recognized indicator of journal prestige and influence. Accordingly, Read More
Introduction Ethical research and publication practices are essential for honest scholarly and scientific research. Most journals today are keenly aware of this: they create policies1-6 on these issues and expect authors to “Read More
Researchers tend to form close-knit communities with other researchers in their specific areas of study. Breaking into these closed communities and getting noticed can be a daunting prospect. Ideally, your work should speak for itself, Read More