Presenteeism is the practice of working through periods of physical or mental illness. Presenteeism and peer pressure go hand in hand. This article discusses the issues of presenteeism and peer pressure in research and academia and shares suggestions for dealing with them.

Digital lab books are beginning to become much more commonplace in labs. However, as with every new technology, the transition to using a digital lab notebook also comes with myriad things to consider. This article outlines some of the key things to think about.

A lab notebook is an official record of your activities in the lab, to be used as a reference for a number of things. Here, we discuss some of the essential considerations for maintaining a paper-based lab notebook.

Determining authorship can be one of the most vexing tasks in scientific publishing, especially in certain scenarios. In this article, which is the first of a two-article series, we look at certain authorship types in scientific publishing that are considered largely unacceptable by the community, and which you should thus ideally avoid.

Physical lab notebooks have been a staple in a scientist’s toolbelt for the longest time, but digital alternatives are catching on. Here, we weigh up each option to help you decide which to go with.

Although there are many shared elements between the preparation of medical articles and those from other scientific fields, certain nuances apply for medical papers. This article offers several best practice ideas to help you develop and ultimately submit the best medical article possible.

Determining authorship can be one of the most vexing tasks in scientific publishing. In the first article of this two-part series, we looked at certain issues of problematic authorship. In this second and concluding article in the series, we look at what constitutes legitimate authorship, including acknowledging the contribution by professional medical writers and editors.

As an author of research papers, targeting the right journal is very important. One of the best ways to determine the best journal for your work is to understand the scope (also known as aim or focus) of scientific journals.

A hidden key to success in academic publishing is learning how to understand and follow a journal’s Information for Authors (IFA). This article offers you a handful of very practical tips about following your target journal’s IFA.

Researching and then writing and submitting your research papers present a challenge at every turn. This article discusses common mistakes, collected into a few categories, which quickly lead to a manuscript’s rejection.

Novelty in scientific publishing is crucial, because journal editors and peer reviewers greatly prize novel research over and above confirmatory papers or research with negative results. How can you as an academic author enhance the novelty effect with your research submissions? This article explores ideas that will help you maximise the novelty effect in your submissions.

Paraphrasing is expressing what you have read or referenced in your own words. In some ways, paraphrasing is the opposite of plagiarism because it involves conveying in your own words what somebody else has expressed differently.

A ‘mixed’ approach allows flexibility in designing your research, allowing you to combine aspects of different types of studies, which can help you arrive at more comprehensive results. This article discusses when and how to design a mixed-methods study.

A hypothesis is a statement of a prediction about the outcome of a study. This article explains how to develop and write a research hypothesis with an example.

There can be valid reasons for considering withdrawal of your submitted article. This article discusses the various factors to consider and subsequent actions to take once you have determined that you wish to withdraw your academic article.

Footnotes and endnotes are important adjuncts in academic papers. They primarily serve the role of supplying additional information, which, if weaved into the main text, may reduce its ease of readability. This article explains how to use and write footnotes and endnotes in your academic papers.

A research journal can be a very useful supplement to your research work. In this article, we outline some practical ways to make full use of a research journal.

An annotated bibliography is an expanded bibliography, offering additional brief annotations – or notes – on each source. This article explains the purpose of maintaining an annotated bibliography and illustrates with examples for both STEM and SSAH.

This webinar, in the form of a panel discussion, provides insights and tips for avoiding article rejection by a journal.

Implications and recommendations are usually written after the study has been completed, and both appear at the end of the research paper, in the Discussion section. This article explains the difference between implications and recommendations along with examples.