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"Research Tools": Tools For Supporting Research And Publications, Nader Ale Ebrahim
"Research Tools": Tools For Supporting Research And Publications, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Nader Ale Ebrahim
“Research Tools” can be defined as vehicles that broadly facilitate research and related activities. “Research Tools” enable researchers to collect, organize, analyze, visualize and publicized research outputs. Dr. Nader has collected over 700 tools that enable students to follow the correct path in research and to ultimately produce high-quality research outputs with more accuracy and efficiency. It is assembled as an interactive Web-based mind map, titled “Research Tools”, which is updated periodically. “Research Tools” consists of a hierarchical set of nodes. It has four main nodes: (1) Searching the literature, (2) Writing a paper, (3) Targeting suitable journals, and (4) …
Optimize Your Article For Search Engine, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Optimize Your Article For Search Engine, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Nader Ale Ebrahim
This article provides guidelines on how to optimize scholarly literature for academic search engines like Google Scholar, in order to increase the article visibility and citations.
Effective Use Of Research & Publication Tools And Resources – Part 2, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Effective Use Of Research & Publication Tools And Resources – Part 2, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Nader Ale Ebrahim
With the increasing use of information and communications technology (ICT), researchers are able to use computer software tools to find, organize, analyze, and share relevant information. However, there are hundreds of such tools to select from, for various research-related uses. Nader has collected over 700 tools that can help researchers do their work efficiently. It is assembled as an interactive Web-based mind map, titled “Research Tools”, which is updated periodically. “Research Tools” consists of a hierarchical set of nodes. It has four main nodes: (1) Searching the literature, (2) Writing a paper, (3) Targeting suitable journals, and (4) Enhancing visibility …
Effective Use Of Research & Publication Tools And Resources – Part 1, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Effective Use Of Research & Publication Tools And Resources – Part 1, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Nader Ale Ebrahim
With the increasing use of information and communications technology (ICT), researchers are able to use computer software tools to find, organize, analyze, and share relevant information. However, there are hundreds of such tools to select from, for various research-related uses. Nader has collected over 700 tools that can help researchers do their work efficiently. It is assembled as an interactive Web-based mind map, titled “Research Tools”, which is updated periodically. “Research Tools” consists of a hierarchical set of nodes. It has four main nodes: (1) Searching the literature, (2) Writing a paper, (3) Targeting suitable journals, and (4) Enhancing visibility …
33 Tips To Maximize Articles’ Citation Frequency, Nader Ale Ebrahim
33 Tips To Maximize Articles’ Citation Frequency, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Nader Ale Ebrahim
The number of citations contributes to over 30% in the university rankings. Therefore, most of the scientists are looking for an effective method to increase their citation record. On the other hand, increase research visibility in the academic world in order to receive comments and citations from fellow researchers across the globe, is essential. Publishing a high quality paper in scientific journals is only the mid point towards receiving citation in the future. The balance of the journey is completed by disseminating the publications by using the proper “Research Tools”. This presentation provides 33 different tips for increasing the citation …
How To Promote Your Article (43 Ways To Improve Papers Citations), Nader Ale Ebrahim
How To Promote Your Article (43 Ways To Improve Papers Citations), Nader Ale Ebrahim
Nader Ale Ebrahim
Writing an article for online distribution in a way that maximized the chances of citation hits, is different from preparing one for print journals in some small, but important, respects. To be cited, articles have to be visible in an electronic environment. Therefore, publishing a high quality paper in scientific journals will be a halfway of receiving citation in the future. The rest of the way is advertising and disseminating the publications by using the proper “Research Tools”. Familiarity with the tools allows the researcher to increase his/her h-index in the short time. This article provides a list of simple …
Citation Frequency And Ethical Issue, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Citation Frequency And Ethical Issue, Nader Ale Ebrahim
Nader Ale Ebrahim
There is no significant penalty for the most frequent self-citers, and the effect of self-citation remains positive even for very high rates of self-citation. However, WoS has dropped some journals from its database because of untrue trends in the citations. The same policy also should be applied for the most frequent self-citers. The ethics of publications should be adhered to by those who wish to conduct research and publish their findings.