If you’re in the academic job market these days, or plan to be in the future, you’ve probably given some thought to setting up your own website or been…
Attending grad school is expensive and can mean heading into the working world with student debt that follows you around for years afterward. One way to minimize this problem…
The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the temperature is slowly rising. That can only mean one thing… conference season is upon us. The opportunity to…
If you’ve trained as a scientist, you know that part of the learning curve involves figuring out how to write a scientific paper. Unfortunately, few scientists receive explicit instruction in…
“Scientific literacy must include the ability to recognize publishing fraud.” – Jeffrey Beall By the time you reach the point in your career when you're deciding which journals your work…
The years you spend as a post-doctoral fellow can be some of the most important—and most overwhelming—of your career. Not only have expectations of you increased, including your expertise,…
At some point in almost every scientist’s early career, he or she is asked to peer review a research paper for a journal. Peer reviews are crucial to maintaining…
Do you feel overwhelmed by the number of research papers in your field? Do you wonder if you’re missing key ideas that could be critical for your research program?…
We’re all familiar with the stereotypical image of the lone scientist, slaving away (usually in the lab) for years to produce game-changing results that earn them the Nobel Prize.…
Researchers are well aware of the importance of understanding how their field has developed over time, and where their research fits into that broader context. We don’t want to…