Scientific Writing Blog
Tips and techniques for writing grant proposals and publicationsHow to make an NIH biosketch using My Bibliography and SciENcv
If you need to make a biographical sketch (biosketch) for a NIH grant application or fellowship application, this video tutorial will show you an easy way to do it using the NLM NCBI My Bibliography and SciENcv. Using these tools will allow you to customize your NIH...
How to make a scientific poster for your research conference in PowerPoint
A scientific poster is often the first type of presentation a budding scientist will give. The video below walks through the steps required to make a poster in PowerPoint. Font sizes can vary according to poster size. My recommendations are: Title: 60-90 pt Authors: a...
Hot takes on 100 scientific conference posters! What compels people to stop?
Presenting in a poster session is a great opportunity to promote your research and expand its impact. But only if you can get people to stop and look at the poster. In this video I simulate my thought process when I'm attending a poster session and deciding whether to...
Can elite, high impact factor journals be predatory?
In a previous post I took a look at predatory journals and another post, I compared some of the more expensive Open Access journals to predatory journals. In this post, I will re-visit that idea and ask the question: Can mainstream, elite journals be considered...
What are predatory journals? How to recognize and avoid predatory journals.
If you are reading this post, you understand that publishing your scientific research is important for your career, for your field, and for society in general. Publishing your work can be what stands between you and finishing your Masters or PhD, getting a postdoc,...