Guides for researchers
Practical explanations on metrics, academic writing and literature analysis. No sign-up needed to read them.
How to calculate the h-index step by step
What the h-index measures, how to compute it by hand in five minutes, why it differs across databases and what counts as a high value in each field.
Bibliometric indicators for tenure and promotion
Which indicators to gather for a tenure or promotion review, how to document them with verifiable sources, and the mistakes that most often force a rewrite.
How to summarize a research paper without losing rigour
What a paper summary must contain, the three-pass reading method, how to use AI without introducing errors, and a ready-to-use template.
How to transcribe research interviews
How to record for clean transcription, verbatim versus natural styles, turn-taking conventions, anonymisation and moving into qualitative analysis.
How to write a peer review
How to structure a peer review report, what to check in methods and results, how to phrase comments and which recommendation to give.
How to extract bibliographic references from a PDF
Why references break when copied out of a PDF, how to export them to BibTeX or RIS, how to import them into Zotero or Mendeley, and how to check DOIs.