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Young researcher's pocket manual: from scientific initiation to postdoctoral studies, vol. 1.: scientific initiation

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Introduction to scientific research

Learn about scientific research and its peculiarities

What is the most important trait of a researcher? : the idea of high IQ falls apart

What is the real role of the academic reviewer?
How to play a kind of lottery, prone to polarization and easily abused

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The Illusion of Academic Freedom: A Reflection

Jorge Guerra Pires

Aug 23
4 min

The Illusion of Academic Freedom: A Reflection

" I thought it was freedom But in truth, it was the bars of a prison Of a prison " Engenheiros do Hawai, Brazilian rock band In this...

Papers accepted with responses from ChatGPT: copy and paste, and publish

Jorge Guerra Pires

Mar 15
2 min

Papers accepted with responses from ChatGPT: copy and paste, and publish

It may sound like a joke, but it is not. There are papers being published with outputs from ChatGPT. The first reaction people have is:...

Collaboration or Competition? The Pros and Cons of Co-Authorship in Science

Jorge Guerra Pires

Jan 24
1 min

Collaboration or Competition? The Pros and Cons of Co-Authorship in Science

In recent years, the number of authors per scientific publication has been increasing. A study conducted by Liu, Olivola, and Kovács...

The Perils of Publish or Perish: How Current Academic Incentives Undermine Science and Society

Jorge Guerra Pires

Jan 22
5 min

The Perils of Publish or Perish: How Current Academic Incentives Undermine Science and Society

In the world of academia, the mantra "publish or perish" (POP) has long been the unwritten rule that governs the careers of countless...

The open-review system and its challenges

Jorge Guerra Pires

Jan 1
1 min

The open-review system and its challenges

One interesting fact about receiving +20 reviews on a single paper is that: it can be contradictory, conflicting. One reviewer may say...

Jorge Guerra Pires

Dec 23, 2023
2 min

Testing a new academic writing assistant

There are several styles of abstracts. One of the is the Indicative (descriptive): Like a table of contents, it lists topics but does not...

Jorge Guerra Pires

Dec 22, 2023
2 min

The anatomy of an abstract: basic components

Example of a generic abstract (<250 words) Scientists must write to succeed, but few receive training in scientific writing. We studied...

Jorge Guerra Pires

Dec 21, 2023
2 min

Overlay journals and preprints

As it becomes each time clearer that the peer-review is broken, new options start to emerge. This is the natural path: journals were born...

Qeios is experimenting with a review process that is not blind. Is the blind review really better?

Jorge Guerra Pires

Dec 21, 2023
1 min

Qeios is experimenting with a review process that is not blind. Is the blind review really better?

Qeios is a platform for publishing papers, which does not follow the traditional way: there is no fee, and there is no editor. Also, they...

Evidence-based medicine: the science of considering evidences on decisions

Jorge Guerra Pires

Nov 11, 2023
2 min

Evidence-based medicine: the science of considering evidences on decisions

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a philosophy that emphasizes the integration of clinical expertise and the best external evidence in...

Young researcher&#39;s pocket manual: from scientific initiation to postdoctoral studies, vol. 1.: scientific initiation

Introduction to scientific research

What is the most important trait of a researcher? : the idea of high IQ falls apart

What is the real role of the academic reviewer? How to play a kind of lottery, prone to polarization and easily abused

Posts on our blog

Young researcher's pocket manual: from scientific initiation to postdoctoral studies, vol. 1.: scientific initiation

What is the real role of the academic reviewer?
How to play a kind of lottery, prone to polarization and easily abused