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The by-products of scientometrics include citation indexes and impact factors, the most widely known being the journal impact factor. The convenience of having a simple…
A stand against the misuse of citation metrics
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More corporations are becoming proactive with funding initiatives as they add two more lines in their business accounting in addition to loss/profit: social and…
Why will corporations fund your research?
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Learn about the Academy of Management Journal in this brief profile of key facts, requirements, and suggested links. 
Academy of Management Journal: Quick facts and submission tips
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When writing a research paper, authors may feel confused about the use of certain words. This article explains the difference between the commonly confusing words - "e.g…
Scientific writing: Difference between "e.g.," "i.e.," and "namely"
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Tired of all those irrelevant hits you get when you search for a term in an online search engine? In this post, I'll share three simple yet effective ways to ensure that…
How to make Web searches more precise
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Hyphens are of two kinds, accidental and intentional. 
Hyphenation: proceed with caution
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Constructions like ‘the data reveal that’, ‘Table 1 shows that’, or ‘Figure 2 indicates that’ are common in research papers. But do you…
Scientific writing: Difference between "to reveal," "to show," and "to indicate"
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Tables and figures, although important components of many research papers, are just that—components; you can publish a paper without them but you cannot publish tables…
Referring to tables and figures in text
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Science demands precision, and part of mastering a subject involves learning the exact differences between words that mean more or less the same thing. An entomologist,…
For most researchers, one of the biggest challenges is to generate text or to deal with the task of translating your research findings into a research paper. This…