Research papers remain the mainstay of communication and information dissemination in the scholarly community.1 Journal publication is often the last milestone in research, and unpublished work is essentially considered incomplete. …

It is quite common to see PhD students and researchers be fairly comfortable with conversational English but then feel overwhelmed when it comes to using more academic vocabulary. It stands …

An important part of any academic discussion is citations. It highlights the existing works on a particular topic, enabling readers to track relevant research1 to develop their arguments. Though the …

Irrespective of how good the level of English proficiency, researchers may make mistakes in their spelling/grammar, terminology use, and word choice, especially if they are working on deadlines. This is …

Metadata, commonly defined as “data about data,” is becoming increasingly important in the academic publishing domain because it facilitates database management,1 interoperability,2 and secondary research.3  In the context of a …

Many researchers feel that there is a gap between their writing skills and the requirements of high-quality manuscripts for journal submission. This leads to a lack of confidence and even …

Knowing how to write a research paper title is an art that not every researcher possesses, and researchers often spend a lot of time skimming through articles to find the …

Research writing is an essential component of scholarly research that necessitates both academic and writing abilities on the part of the author(s). It is frequently regarded as an overwhelming task, …

Many early career researchers will agree that the most difficult step in writing a PhD thesis is getting started. Students often find themselves mentally unprepared to take on this challenge …