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How to Select the Right Journal for Your Manuscript

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Congratulations! You’ve completed your experiments, analyzed your data, written your manuscript, and finally reached the point every researcher looks forward to: Where should I publish it? There are plenty of journals, different metrics, acceptance rates, and turnaround times. So, choosing where…

Community Mentoring Toolkit: Running A Writing Circle

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Whether you are drafting a proposal, finalizing a manuscript, submitting a conference abstract, or doing anything in between, academic writing is a difficult task. As a result, it is not uncommon to stare at a blank document for hours, making little progress toward finishing your work. In addition to…

Publish or Perish: Are CNS Publications the Only Currency in Academia?

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The contemporary research landscape is divided by a deep gap in priorities: while students value teamwork and real-world impact, the institutional machinery remains tethered to a "Publish or Perish" culture. This system, which was once meant to motivate researchers, has devolved into a systemic distortion…

From Data to Discovery: The Power of Statistics in Research

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The Crimean War was brutal on the soldiers and caused high mortality rates. It was believed that battle wounds were the leading cause of death. But the ‘lady with the lamp’, who was a nurse and also a gifted statistician, proved that unhygienic living conditions, not battle wounds, led to the increased…

Engaging Undergraduates in Plant Science Research Groups

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Plant Science: The Science of Life, The Future of Life Despite plants being everywhere, we often ignore their importance. They are crucial for life on Earth, supporting ecosystems, providing the oxygen we breathe, the food we eat, and renewable resources for our society. Climate change, food shortages,…