Rising Scholars News

This blog outlines the importance of creating a clear and focused research question, which is essential for guiding any research project, and uses the acronym - FOCUS as a stepwise approach …

Critical appraisal is a vital skill that all researchers must develop. By following a structured approach—focusing on the PICO framework, understanding methodology, and using tools like CASP—you can significantly improve …

This blog post is about time management for busy professionals and researchers on how to keep a balance, increase efficiency, productivity and to find time for what matters most.

Many new researchers find it difficult to write a scientific paper. This may be due to a lack of formal training in academic writing, which leads to various hurdles. These …

In this post, Alex Arreola complains about nominalisation, a common practice in academic writing where verbs are transformed into nouns. 

Selecting the right journal for your research is crucial for maximizing its impact. Define your target audience to narrow down choices and consider the journal's impact factor as a measure …

In the ever-evolving landscape of scholarly publishing, preprints have emerged as a game-changer, revolutionising the way scientific research is shared and disseminated. Preprints are early versions of research papers that …

The blog post reiterates the constraints that the journal peer review system puts on specific groups of authors, notably the Global South and early career researchers, and proposes the adoption …

This blog is a snapshot of the key information about AuthorAID's freely available self-study course - Academic Writing Skills.

The AuthorAID 'Getting Started with Writing and Publishing Your Research' MOOC started yesterday (Tuesday 16th of April), but enrolment is still open for another few days!