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Access Online Books from ProQuest Ebook Central

ProQuest Ebook Central (Formerly ebrary) is one of the richest databases of online books. The subject coverage includes Business & Economics, Computers & IT, Education, Fine Arts, History, Language & Literature, Law,Life Sciences,Medicine,Physical Sciences, Psychology, Religion, Social Sciences and Technology.

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MyLittleBigThing University SDGs innovation challenge

   In line with Kenya’s development goals, MK-Africa – in partnership with Strathmore Business School and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, South Africa (CISL SA) – is running an SDGs challenge targetting university students across the country.  Inspired by Wangari Maathai’s ‘little thing’ of planting trees, the competition aims to come up […]

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Understanding author rights through Sherpa Romeo

The Kenyatta University Post Modern Library has been making effort to profile the university’s research products through archiving and uploading our researchers’ published articles to our Institutional Repository. One of the means we employ in identifying the research papers is through harvesting the articles from the internet. Where the full text is not available, we […]

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Access to Emerald Electronic Journals

Looking for information on Accounting, Finance & Economics, Business, Management & Strategy, Education, Library Studies, Sociology, HR, Learning & Organization Studies or Tourism & Hospitality? Click here. The database covers these and much more.

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Publishing your research results

Sharing research results with the world is key to the progress of your discipline and career. But with so many publications, how can you be sure you can trust a particular journal? Follow this check list to make sure you choose trusted journals for your research. Extract from https://thinkchecksubmit.org/  

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Understanding article archiving rights and policies

The Kenyatta University Post Modern Library has been making effort to profile the university’s research products through archiving and uploading our researchers’ published articles to our Institutional Repository. One of the means we employ in identifying the research papers is through harvesting the articles from the internet. Where the full text is not available, we […]

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How to avoid falling prey to fraudulent Journal Publishers

Fraudulent journal publishers charge authors fees without providing the editorial and publishing services associated with legitimate journals. Open access publishing is the one most targeted by the unscrupulous publishers. The emergence of predatory publishers maybe the reason for the spam mails you may have come across requesting you to publish in a journal or present […]

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How do you decide the best journal for your research?

Looking for a journal to publish in is pretty much like window shopping for an item you want to purchase. As you window shop for your publishing options, here are some highlights of the process of identifying the best fit; Information about the journal is found on the respective journal websites. Some of the issues […]

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Publishing in the right journal

The decision on where to publish your research is a critical one. Having invested so much in your research, you need to publish in a journal that will present your research in the best way possible and reach the right target audience. The choice of journal may also affect career advancement, professional reputation, and funding […]

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Impact of journal choice on your citation count

We looked at basic tips on optimizing the impact of your research here. Still on the subject of visibility of your research, the choice of journal you publish in needs careful attention. Here are factors to consider; The most basic question to consider is if the journal is available online. Publishing in a print only […]

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