Why reading is the ‘secret’ writing skill
Editors, reviewers, and other readers of your work have expectations for where they will find your information. If what they are looking for is not…
Category: Reading and Reviewing
How much reading should you do?
To identify good research questions, you need to know what questions have already been asked and how other researchers have tried to answer them.
Strategies for reading
Deciding which academic articles to read can feel like an intimidating task, particularly if your research interests are in a well-established field. …
How existing studies can help you build a good research question
Building on existing studies Editors and reviewers will assess how your study fits in with the current literature. They will also check: if your research…
Evaluating the literature and finding gaps in the knowledge
A thorough literature review is vital before you start a project. The main goal of a literature review is to determine what research has been conducte…
Understanding the Limits of Peer Review
One of the defining features of academic publishing – and the one that gives it its credibility – is peer review. Few will dispute the…
Using literature reviews, conferences, and seminars to develop your research question
There are several resources that you can use while developing your research question. These include the current literature (such as books and journals…