Clarivate Acquisition of ProQuest One of the Largest Scholarly Mergers

Clarivate Acquisition of ProQuest

The multi-billion-dollar Clarivate acquisition of ProQuest has been completed in a deal worth USD5.3 billion.  The result will be one of the world’s most extensive software and information providers for academia, with the two already separately playing a significant role in the field of scholarly publishing and data information. Clarivate will maintain the already-established ProQuest brand … Read more

5 Ways How Canva Helps Me Become More Creative

How Canva helps me become more creative

This article discusses how I came across Canva and how Canva helps me become more creative and immensely boosts my productivity. About two years ago, I discovered Canva, a web-based design tool that can help produce creative materials faster with the help of templates, ideas and elements. I have been using it since, and today I can’t … Read more

9 Effective Ways to Practice Your Copyediting Skills

9 effective ways to practice your copyediting skills

Copyediting is the process of reviewing, checking, and fixing publication styles, content formatting, and accuracy to ensure a high-quality publication that conveys an accurate message and complies with the intended look and feel. This article discusses several ways to practice your copyediting skills and significantly improve yourself as a copyeditor. A crucial process in a publication, the … Read more

What Makes a Good Scholarly Article? 11 Qualities to Examine

What makes a good article? 11 qualities to examine

Have you ever wondered what makes a good scholarly article? If you are a student or a researcher looking to publish your first journal or scholarly article, submitting a scholarly work that fulfills the right criteria is vital. Scholarly articles are part of an important contribution to research and academia. They contain findings, analyses, hypotheses, … Read more

Can AI Write Academic Papers? 5 Key Things to Assess

Can AI write academic papers?

This article discusses artificial intelligence (AI), its roles in various industries, its potential in the future, and its capability to write academic papers. Being in academic publishing for more than a decade, I am intrigued by what the future holds for AI in scholarly writing and academia. And I always want to know, can AI … Read more