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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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Copyright & Content Ownership - Understanding the journal publishing agreement

New
Duration
19 m
Ethics

Who controls how the work you’ve produced is used and distributed to others? What parts of your work does copyright protect exactly?

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Copyright & Content Ownership

Seven strategies for scientists to communicate their research and create a brand

Duration
33 m
Ensuring visibility

With societal impact being the primary goal of research, asking researchers to create a brand for themselves might sound counter-intuitive.

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Seven strategies for scientists to communicate their research and create a brand

Building trust and engagement in peer review

Duration
1 h
Fundamentals of peer review

The peer review process depends on the activities of editors, reviewers, and authors for its success.

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Building trust and engagement in peer review

Systematic reviews 101

Duration
1 h
Technical writing skills

Systematic reviews are used to rigorously analyze and aggregate current research to answer a question based on making best use of existing evidence

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Systematic reviews

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