I'll be sharing details of the next training later this week. Based on your inputs, it'll focus on how to make sure your work is novel & original and, thus, easy to publish. To make it relevant, let me know what do you struggle with in this regards. I'll make sure to cover it in the training.

Many of you are here to network but we don’t often know who is doing what - let’s change this: In a few words, please explain what is your core research area. Enjoy!

I've recently been approached by AnswerThis.io founders to test their updated AI-based literature review tools. I usually prefer to write my own literature reviews without AI support, as I learn more and gain unique insights when I do it myself. However, with the sheer volume of articles being published these days and tighter deadlines, I see how such tools can become increasingly valuable. I'll be testing this over the next few days and will share my thoughts with the community soon. However, there are a few exciting activities that I'm currently discussing with the AnswerThis team: 1. You can get a good-value annual plan via my affiliate link here: https://answerthis.io/?ref=drhanak 2. We're planning an exclusive workshop just for this community P.S. Let me know if such partnerships and collaborations are helpful!

It’s been an unusually busy break for me. To the extent I haven’t had time to sit down and plan for 2026. But if I were to list just 2 priorities it would be this: 1. Grow this community into number #1 research community (we need to be ambitious) 2. Develop training materials and deliver at least 2 sessions (one training per quarter; 2 for this community; 2 relevant to my professional capacity) That’s it - beyond my academic responsibilities. How about you? What do you plan this year? P.S. We run paper writing training this Friday. Will you be there?

Wishing you all the best for the 2026! Hope your goals and aspirations will come true. I am truly grateful for your contributions to this community. Learning together and sharing expertise is the best way to grow as a person. Thank you - I’ve already learnt a lot from you. Looking forward to 2026 - let’s make it great!