Niklas Elmqvist, Ph.D.

I am publishing some of my new and old guides. It’s starting to look like a blog!

2016/01/21

Sticky post

I am a full professor in the College of Information Studies at University of Maryland, College Park.

2015/04/23

Why You Should Remain Anonymous

On the perils of revealing your identity after peer review.

2021/05/20

Writing the Literature Review

My guide on how to write a related work section.

2019/02/22

Is There Shame in Resubmitting?

In which I explore the surprising resistance against resubmitting work after rejection.

2019/02/12

The Art of Clean References

My guidelines on how to maintain clean references in academic writing.

2018/12/13

In Memory of Georges Grinstein: Is There Magic in Visualization?

In which I reflect on my first meeting with the late Georges Grinstein.

2018/11/07

The Arrogance of Authors

When responding to reviews, fix your paper and not just your response!

2018/09/16

Alien Job Hunting: Finding a U.S. Faculty Job from Overseas

Some advice on how to find a U.S. faculty job with a foreign Ph.D.

2018/09/03

Have Grants, Will Travel: On Academic Mobility

My reflections on the benefit of living and working abroad as an academic.

2018/08/22

Above All, Persistence

In which I reflect on the academic’s life of rejection.

2018/08/16

The Sublime Art of Recruiting External Reviewers

My thoughts on recruiting external reviewers for peer review.

2018/07/29

Professor, University of Maryland, College Park