Study Background & Introduction

What a journal editor expects to see in a literature review

The literature review is an essential part of an article. Without a strong analysis of prior literature, there can be no certainty that an article addresses important principles. This article…
Submission Process

Academic hijacking: Avoid the dark alleys of academic street crime

Do you know what journal editors want from you? In this post a journal editor talks about how the predatory publishing and academic hijacking are very much like street crime. Read on to know what you…
Responding to Peer Reviewers

How an author can deal effectively with coercive citation requests

Some journal editors ask authors to include inappropriate or irrelevant citations in their papers in an effort to artificially inflate the journal's impact factor. If such a request is made before…
Responding to Peer Reviewers

How to identify coercive citation requests from an editor

Some journal editors ask authors to include inappropriate or irrelevant citations in their papers in an effort to artificially inflate the journal's impact factor. If such a request is made before…
Industry Trends

A journal editor's heartfelt thoughts on mass retraction and unethical publication practices

As the volume of scientific publishing is increasing, so is the competitive pressure to get published. The extreme competition in academia and the immense pressure to publish is driving authors…