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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

Open Access: End user licenses

Duration
28 m
Open science

Open access is a vital concept that has transformed the way scholarly research is shared and distributed.

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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?

How to manage and publish your research data

Duration
1 h
Research data management

The need for sharing data today expands beyond its purpose of promoting transparency and reproducibility.

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What is data?

How to build empathy in research

Duration
1 h
Social impact
In this webinar, our experts focus on three tools for building empathy in research: interviewing, journey mapping and Photovoice. Also, they discuss ways of adapting these tools across sectors; including academia, industry and clinical settings.
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Empathy

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