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Figures in scientific papers catch the reader’s eye. They should clearly and easily show data visually. That includes how you lay them out, scale them, and annotate them. Here’s how to make them more effective.

Collected (or have access to) lots of data? Unsure what sorts of research questions you can write up and publish? How can we turn data into articles? Read on!

Identify your keywords, make your writing more readable, and use other digital marketing techniques to help your research get found, get cited, and have greater impact.

Bet you didn’t think Leonardo DiCaprio could teach us a lesson about scientific communication. He does, and quite a bit more in this popular movie.

Peer review is quality control for science, but it has its limits. Verifying data, declaring COIs, and being honest are among them. Here’s what you can expect from your peer reviewers and what you cannot reasonably expect.

Writing about your study’s limitations and failures won’t decrease your impact. It’ll actually increase your impact and validate your work. Here’s how to write them the right way.

How much do you love writing your references list? Probably about as much as you love a trip to the dentist. But there are actually ways to make citing references a breeze. Read this article to learn how.

The IMRaD structure gives you a guideline to follow as you draft your manuscript. Starting with the Introduction, you’ll follow this conventional process. This is among our vital tips for scientific writing.

So you’ve written an amazing abstract that will make people want to read your paper? Great! But FIRST your paper must be FOUND by the reader.  This means you need the right TITLE and KEYWORDS.

Peer review takes time, but how long? Find what to do (and NOT to do) when waiting to hear back from the journal about your submission.

To increase your research publication rate, know why you’re doing it, then apply these techniques for short- and long-term gains. You might not know about a couple of these. They really work!

Do you have your own ORCiD researcher identification number? It’s free and we recommend it. Increasing numbers of researchers around the world have signed up for an ORCiD so they and their work can be identified.

Here are the two most likely explanations: (1) Someone else working on the same question was simply faster than you. (2) Someone gained access to your work before submission, or while your paper was under review.