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Practical advice on choosing journals, indexing, writing and getting published.
Why publish your research? 8 real benefits for students and faculty
Beyond meeting a requirement: how publishing builds your career, your network and your thinking, and what it means for PhD scholars and fac…
UGC-CARE is gone: how to choose a peer-reviewed journal now
The UGC no longer maintains a list of approved journals. Here is what replaced it, and a practical way to judge a journal yourself.
How to publish an academic book in India: ISBN, peer review and the steps in between
Authored book, edited volume or book chapter? How the process works from proposal to printed copies, how ISBNs are issued in India, and how…
How much similarity is acceptable? The UGC 2018 regulations explained
Similarity levels, what is excluded from the count, and the honest way to bring a high percentage down.
Structural equation modelling (SEM): a beginner's guide to CB-SEM and PLS-SEM
Measurement and structural models, AMOS or SmartPLS, fit indices, reliability and validity: what you need to know before you run your first…
How to write a research paper that editors want to read
Title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion: what each part must do, the order to write them in, and the mistakes that lead…
Systematic literature reviews: a beginner's guide to PRISMA 2020
What makes a review "systematic", the steps from question to write-up, and how the PRISMA 2020 statement helps you report it.
How to respond to reviewer comments (with a simple template)
A "major revision" decision is good news. Here is how to write a response letter that makes the editor's job easy.
Choosing the right statistical test: a practical guide for researchers
T-test or Mann-Whitney? ANOVA or chi-square? A simple way to pick the right test from your question and your data, check its assumptions an…
Predatory and hijacked journals: 10 warning signs
Fast acceptance, a copied website and a payment link: how to spot a journal that will take your fee and damage your record.
How to choose a research methodology: quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods
Your question decides your method, not the other way round. A plain guide to the main approaches, designs, sampling and how to justify your…
Scopus or Web of Science: what is the difference, and which do you need?
Both are respected citation databases, but they cover different journals and use different metrics. Here is how to tell which one your requ…
How to check whether a journal is really indexed in Scopus
A five-minute check that protects months of work: how to confirm a journal's Scopus status yourself, and the traps that catch researchers e…