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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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How to master writing a case report

Duration
38 m
Writing skills
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Case report

A practical guide to navigating the peer review process

Duration
30 m
Fundamentals of peer review
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Reviewer webinar

Top 10 ethics pitfalls of well-intentioned researchers

Duration
30 m
Ethics
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Top 10 ethics pitfalls of well-intentioned researchers

Learning path

  1. Research preparation

    5 topics

    25 modules

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  2. Writing for research

    3 topics

    25 modules

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  3. Publication process

    5 topics

    49 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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Publishing open access

Duration
1 h
Open science
Understand how open access publishing works and how you can publish open access.
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Publishing open access

What is plagiarism and how to avoid it

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Duration
13 m
Ethics

Plagiarism not only negatively impacts your career, it is also easy to detect.

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Plagiarism

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

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

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