As a researcher you are under immense pressure to publish and one good way to start publishing is to convert your doctoral thesis into a journal article, after your PhD. Before you begin writing, it Read More
How confused do you feel when it comes to picking a reliable target journal for your research? Chances are you feel lost, and rightly so! The number of journals launched each year is on the Read More
Time seems to have flown by, and it’s 2017 already! It’s time once again to take stock of how things have been for us in the past year and begin afresh with gusto! The Read More
What if there were a real academic publication Santa! What would researchers ask Santa for? We came up with a few whacky wishes we thought researchers would have for their academic publication Santa. If you Read More
Editor’s Note: This infographic was originally published in 2016 and has been refreshed for Open Access Week 2017. All of the numbers in the infographic have been updated as of October 2017. Open access policies and mandates Read More
A postdoctoral position generally brings with it a lot of unanticipated challenges, and often, researchers find it very difficult to cope with them because they are unprepared. Moreover, if researchers are unable to convert their Read More
A few days ago, Thomson Reuters released the 2016 Journal Citation Reports® (JCR), the most influential source for evaluating journal metrics and the impact of research. Much has been debated about the impact factors: some academics Read More
One of the most common problems PhD students and postdocs face is that of deciding which career path they should choose after their research is complete. Of course, pursuing further research and applying for tenure Read More
With more and more research papers getting published everyday, it often seems difficult, almost impossible, to keep track of research that is published or made available online. Moreover, when web pages get updated and links Read More
As an early-career researcher, it is extremely important for you to ensure that you start publishing papers and get recognized for your work. Open access publishing provides researchers with maximum visibility. But what is open Read More