Being a busy researcher, if you’ve missed important updates from the academic publishing industry, we’ve got you covered! Here are the top 5 industry updates for this week. 1. Association for Computing Machinery retracts 300+ papers; Read More
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For those who routinely use digital methods for transaction, CAPTCHA codes are nothing new—and present no difficulty. No matter how strange or distorted the numerals or characters that make up the code may look Read More
According to a new study1, climate change over two million years, affected by Earth’s movement and other planetary conditions, could have played a crucial role in carving out the route early humans took to Read More
In 2018, He Jiankui, an associate professor at a university in Shenzhen, China, was arrested for having purportedly created the world’s first genetically edited babies using the CRISPR gene-editing technique, in an ethically questionable manner. Read More
Who said you need wings to fly? Silk threads is what you need to try! Confused? Some species of small spiders such as arachnids and erigone have the ability called ballooning1 that allows them to Read More
The American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style is one of the most widely used style manuals for researchers/authors and editors who work on medical research manuscripts. It is a voluminous and exhaustive guide Read More
Is it possible to bring someone back from the dead? San Diego scientists say yes! In 2018, the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, bid adieu to the world leaving behind just two females too old Read More
A survey report1 published by University and College Union (UCU) this month revealed the poor working conditions and the dipping employee-satisfaction level in one of UK’s most thriving sectors—higher education. The survey was Read More
The representative body of the UK’s academic institutions, Jisc, has confirmed a three-year open access deal with Elsevier, a leading global publisher. As per the OA agreement, researchers associated with UK universities will get Read More
A hypothesis is an idea that can be tested by using scientific methods, such as by performing experiments or statistical analysis or both. A well-framed research hypothesis helps identify the most appropriate experimental design to Read More