by Murugaraj | Oct 2, 2025 | First Mile, Mentoring Researchers
Adhithya and the Curious Case of the PDFs The campus library was unusually quiet that afternoon. Adhithya had claimed a corner table, but instead of reading, he was staring into the abyss of his laptop screen. Beside him, an untouched cappuccino cooled into...
by Murugaraj | Sep 25, 2025 | First Mile, Mentoring Researchers
Adhithya sat slumped at a corner table in the campus café, head buried in his hands. His laptop was open, tabs multiplying like the gold rate today – Scopus here, Google Scholar there, and a hundred PDFs stacked in folders named “Final-final-literature-review.” A long...
by Murugaraj | Apr 3, 2024 | Analysing a Journal
By now, upon careful review of the aims and scope of journals, you have shortlisted some journals for further consideration. The next important step is to validate the quality of these journals to further narrow down the list. The editorial board, comprising the...
by Murugaraj | Mar 6, 2024 | Analysing a Journal, Uncategorized
So, now you understand how important it is to select the right journal for your publication. Like finding a perfect partner for life, finding a perfect partner for publication is also involving and time consuming. What is the first and foremost criterion to look for...
by Murugaraj | Mar 1, 2024 | Publishing Your Manuscript
Based on the information we shared through our previous posts, by now, you know how important it is to decide the type of journal – open access or subscription, most importantly staying away from predatory journals – you want to publish your article in. As a next...
