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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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Sustainable agriculture: research, innovation and gender for global food security

Duration
1 h
Social impact
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Global research community; researchers in food security, agriculture, environmental and related fields.

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

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

    14 modules

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How to master writing a case report

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Duration
38 m
Writing skills

This Master Class: Writing a Case Report is designed to guide clinicians, researchers, and trainees through the essential steps of conceptualizing,

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Case report

A practical guide to navigating the peer review process

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Duration
30 m
Fundamentals of peer review

This session provides a comprehensive guide to writing high-quality peer review reports and submitting them seamlessly through Editorial Manager.

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Reviewer webinar

Cost of publishing open access: how and why

Duration
10 m
Open science

In this module, we tackle one of the inevitable and most commonly-asked questions about publishing open access—article processing charge (APC).

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2.	What is an APC and why do authors have to pay to publish OA? Can I publish open access for free?

Communicating what research is and isn’t

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Duration
1 h
Confidence in Communicating Research

This webinar will provide practical tips and discuss how to demonstrate that research information differs from other types of information.

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Communicating what research is and isn’t

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