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Learn how to navigate the research landscape with clear, actionable guidance and training from Elsevier Researcher Academy - a free e-learning platform, to help you advance your research, publish with confidence, and further advance your professional goals. 

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Copyright & Content Ownership - Understanding the journal publishing agreement

Duration
19 m
Ethics
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Copyright & Content Ownership

Authorship - Understanding author roles and responsibilities

Duration
18 m
Ethics
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Authorship

Beyond bias: applying sex and gender analysis in research

Duration
1 h
Research design
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Beyond bias: applying sex and gender analysis in research

Learning path

  1. Research preparation

    5 topics

    28 modules

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  2. Writing for research

    3 topics

    27 modules

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  3. Publication process

    5 topics

    51 modules

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  4. Navigating peer review

    4 topics

    27 modules

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  5. Communicating your research

    3 topics

    13 modules

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Social Media for Researchers

Duration
12 m
Ensuring visibility
Gain practical insights into how researchers can leverage the power of social media.
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Social media for researchers

Using Generative and Agentic AI in the Literature Review

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Duration
53 m
Research design

AI can accelerate literature reviews, but without transparency and trusted content sources, it can also introduce risk.

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Using Generative and Agentic AI in the Literature Review

How to produce highly visible research: Useful tips for researchers

Duration
1 h
Research collaborations

While research is the central part of a researcher’s life, producing high-impact work by engaging in multidisciplinary and collaborative research i

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How to produce highly visible academic research: Useful tips for researchers

Fundamentals of open access

Duration
15 m
Open science

In this module, Victoria Eva, SVP of Global Policy and Industry Relations at Elsevier, explains the basics of open access as a publishing model: It

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What is open access and how does open access benefit authors?

Why choose Elsevier Researcher Academy

Master essential skills

Master essential skills
Optimize productivity and opportunities for publication.

Get published

Learn from the best
Advance your work, publish your research, and communicate with confidence.

Maximize your impact

Maximize your impact
Build relationships in your field of expertise, advance your career, and shape human progress.

Building a research career these days is not simple or straightforward. Researcher Academy provides excellent resources for researchers who face funding, communication, and professional development challenges in a constantly evolving and increasingly competitive academic career environment.

Natalie Lundsteen

Dr. Natalie Lundsteen

Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Researcher Academy is a great and very lively medium. The quantity and quality of information provided are instrumental for early career researchers, helping them establish a strong publication record, correctly adhering to stringent publication ethics.

Bert Blocken

Prof. dr. ir Bert Blocken

Full Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) & Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven