Are you a graduate student and wondering about the best number of papers to publish during your doctoral degree? In this guide I suggest a specific number as a starting point,...

Are you a student at the beginning of your academic journey, contemplating when the right time to publish your first paper might be? The timing of your first publication is an...

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Email is the most critical means of communication in the academic sphere. Regardless of...

Developing a main argument for a research paper is a critical aspect of successful academic writing. However, many researchers find it challenging to create a main argument...

Are you preparing to publish your first scientific article? Woot woot! This is an exciting milestone in your research journey. I know this can seem like a daunting task when...

 Abstracts are short summaries of articles that help readers decide whether or not to read the full text. They're also crucial for search engines to find literature...

Are you looking for a more effective way to read scientific articles? It can be difficult to understand the language and structure of journal articles and you can waste A LOT of...

When you haven't done it before, the process of publishing an academic paper can seem daunting. But with insight into how the process works, it can be relatively easier...

When you are submitting a journal article for publication, one of the decisions you have to make is how to order the author names. There are guidelines on how to do this. In...

Do you ever feel like a fraud? Like you're just pretending to be a expert in your field and someone is going to find out sooner or later that you don't really know what you're...

Probably yes.

Publishing peer-reviewed journal articles is  an important part of an academic journey. While they are certainly not the only measure of success, almost all...

Are you having trouble getting finishing that journal article? Do you find yourself procrastinating? Spending all day at your computer but not making good progress? You're not...