Plagiarism in academic publishing
What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is the practice of presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their recent years, there has been a spike in plagiarism…
How can you know if a journal is ISI, Scopus, or SCImago Indexed?
As a researcher, you would want to submit a research article someday and for that, you would have to select a journal that fits your area of research as well…
Systematic Review: A qualitative approach for quantitative data
Systematic reviews have nowadays become essential tools for assembling available evidence regarding a subject of interest. A systematic review assembles all the experimental evidences and reported studies that fit the…
The difference between a research paper and a review paper
While researching for your assignments or labs, you will come across different types of articles including research papers and review papers. Both of these are scholarly sources but it’s important…
Essentials of Research Planning and Investigation
Research planning is an explicit design of your research, which can be either general level or a detailed level planning. A typical research plan includes the following elements: Aims and…
4 Simple steps to save time in laboratory
Laboratory research consumes considerable time, but there are many ways in which you can minimize the amount of time you spend there and yet be efficient. If the thought has…
Importance of artificial intelligence in academic publishing industry
The denomination “artificial intelligence” was proposed by John McCarthy at a conference at Dartmouth in 1956. The term has become prominent in the field of many industries because AI and…
The world’s top ten universities in terms of Nobel laureates
The first nine universities are located in the United States, while the tenth place has gone to an institution in Israel. The universities that are placed outside the top 10…
Transparency in peer review process
The peer review process is an important aspect of a journal. In this process, peers thoroughly examine the research methods and findings so as to validate the research. They eliminate…
Should Negative Results be included in Research Articles?
The hypothesis-driven research works are the key tools of scientific trials. However, every experiment will not result in positive outcomes; it may at times fail to state the research hypothesis.…