If you think of keywords as unimportant details of your paper, I get it. Selecting my keywords used to be one of the last things I did when uploading my articles to the journal platform....
Open science: A masterclass with Dr. Hilmar Brohmer
Did you know that in some fields of science, up to 60% of published studies are not replicated, especially those published in top journals? Isn't it awful that a considerable chunk of the scientific knowledge...
Storytelling and the thread of scientific papers
As scientists, we're not just researchers; we're also storytellers. Every paper we write is a narrative, taking readers on a journey through our research question, hypotheses, our methods, our findings, and their implications. Yet, all...
How to create high-resolution images in PowerPoint
When you write a scientific paper, you should illustrate it with figures, explaining for example the method you use. These figures are important because they are the first (and often only) thing your readers see...
The ultimate guide to scientific writing
Do you want to take your scientific writing skills to the next level? As a scientist, your career depends primarily on your publications. But publishing in high-ranking journals is a tough game. So, to put...
How to structure the method section of your scientific paper
In previous posts, I have described the general structure of scientific articles as well as the content of the first section of an article, namely the introduction. Today, let's move on to the next step:...