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A couple of years ago, I read two articles that deeply disturbed me. Both were about specific issues faced by academics and how certain aspects
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The scholarly publishing world is growing, with an exponential increase in the number of researchers from non-English-speaking countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, and
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In the field of academia, ethical research issues can cause a permanent dent to a researcher’s image. That is why, it is important that research ethics
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Rejection is a natural and necessary part of the academic publication process. Even the most famous researchers have had to face rejection. However that doesn’t
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Getting published for the first time is a crucial milestone for researchers, especially early career academics. However, the journey starting from how to write a
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The integration of insights from various disciplines has always been an important component of knowledge growth. As a matter of fact, the famous French scientist,
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Research discovery and assimilation is a critical part of the research process, which makes it critical to have effective literature search strategies in place. It
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Along with the intense pressure to publish their work, researchers across the world also have to deal with the crushing disappointment of rejection, or worse
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Do you feel that academia is not designed to let researchers thrive and succeed? Would you like to be part of a global effort toward
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Why does research matter? Surely, without it, chaos would ensue across the globe— our governments would collapse, medical systems would deteriorate, we’d watch as tech
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You probably worked through several nights on your research project to arrive at the set of findings you are proud of. Now is the prospect
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British Medical Journal (BMJ) recently launched the first use of R Discovery, powered by UNSILO technology. There are a number of websites provided by the BMJ
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The OECD Public Affairs and Communications team unveiled a beta version of the SDG Pathfinder tool (https://sdg-pathfinder.org/#/) at this year’s OECD Forum (Paris, May 2019).