American Journal Experts
Open Access: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
We review Open Access publishing models so you can make an informed decision about what is best for you and your research.
Read MoreWriting a Successful Graduate Fellowship Application
The most obvious benefit of a graduate fellowship is the generous monetary support that pays for your stipend, tuition, and/or travel expenses. The not-so-obvious benefits of writing a graduate fellowship application come from being forced to analyze your research project and set realistic goals. This activity alone will make you reflect about who you are…
Read MoreHow to Make a Good Graphical Abstract
Presenting science concisely poses many challenges: How do you say enough without saying too much? Are you capturing the main points? Does this research paper abstract attract the reader’s attention and make them want to read your paper? That last question is the most important and the most overlooked one. And to address it, many…
Read MoreMaking Sense of Creative Commons Licenses
As a scientist, you have many options when it comes to licensing your original, scholarly work. For every new paper, data set, video/audio recording, image collection, figure, or computer program (just to name a few), you must decide how far and wide the material will be distributed and what others are allowed to do with…
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