Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A researcher working alone—apart from the world and the rest of the wider scientific community—is a classic yet misguided image. Research is, in reality, built on continuous exchange within the scientific community: First you understand the work of others, and then you share your findings. Reading and writing articles published in academic journals and presented at conferences is a central part of being a researcher. When researchers write a scholarly article, t...