When conducting academic or professional studies, having the right research instrument is essential to collecting valid and reliable data. A research instrument is the tool that enables a researcher to gather the information needed to answer their study’s questions or test hypotheses.1 Without a well-designed instrument, even the most carefully …
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ChatGPT-5 was supposed to be better. Smarter. More helpful. Instead, researchers and students are looking for ChatGPT alternatives for academic writing. Why? OpenAI built a great Gen AI model, then …
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“With data collection, ‘the sooner, the better’ is always the best answer,” according to Marissa Mayer, former President and CEO of Yahoo. For any researcher, this rings true when you …
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AI Disclosures in Academic Writing: When and How to Acknowledge AI Use
by Riddhi ShahGenerative AI tools are now an integral part of academic writing. From summarizing literature and structuring arguments to paraphrasing dense text and polishing grammar, students and researchers are using AI …
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Join any of Reddit’s academic communities or Discord channels, and you’ll quickly stumble upon countless threads filled with frustrated posts about AI detection and discussions like ‘Can Turnitin Detect ChatGPT?’ …
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Join us at Peer Review Week (PRW) 2025, that will take place from 15–19 September 2025. This theme is “Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era.” Visit the Peer Review …
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Webinar: AI for Academic Writing – Separating Fact from Fiction
by Stuti ShahGenerative AI tools are transforming how researchers and students write, yet many still face uncertainty about what’s ethical, what’s allowed, and how to avoid unintentional mistakes. Paperpal’s recent survey of …
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The IEEE1 format for papers is a writing style guide used by the publications of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s largest technical professional organization that …
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The rise of AI has proven to be a watershed moment in history, with countless arguments for and against its use in practically every industry and use case conceivable. With …
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The American Medical Association (AMA) developed the AMA Manual of Style, a widely recognized format for writing and citing sources in the fields of medicine and health sciences. The AMA …
