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What is a Predatory Journal: Checklist

Predatory scientific journals are, fortunately, rare. How can you avoid inadvertently publishing to a predatory journal, and what is predatory publishing and why does it flourish in today’s information age?…

Publishing in Special Issues: Is it good for my career?

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Publishing in Special Issues: Is it good for my career?

As a researcher and author, at some point you might get the opportunity to contribute to a special journal issue. Many academic authors ask, “Is it good to publish in…

Paper Retraction: Meaning and Main Reasons

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Paper Retraction: Meaning and Main Reasons

Sometimes, through no fault of the researcher, a paper needs to be retracted. At the same time, it’s not uncommon to mistakenly cite a retracted paper. There are fairly strict…

What is Observational Study Design and Types

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What is Observational Study Design and Types

Most people think of a traditional experimental design when they think about research and published research papers. However, there is a type of research that is more observational in nature,…

Writing a Successful Grant Application - step by step

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Writing a Successful Grant Application – step by step

Writing effective grant proposals takes a lot of time and effort, and anyone who has experience writing a successful grant application knows this all too well. You may be surprised,…

Clinical Questions: PICO and PEO Research

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Clinical Questions: PICO and PEO Research

When you’re beginning the clinical research process, one of your first decisions will be around framing your clinical question. That, in turn, will depend on if your research is quantitative,…

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How to Build a VOI Assessment Strategy

Library administrators need to know how their collections are used, for a variety of reasons. Of course, to make sure that resources are available, and those that are available are…

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Levels of evidence in research

Level of evidence hierarchy When carrying out a project you might have noticed that while searching for information, there seems to different levels of credibility given to different types of…