Jan
Axios Review, a non-profit organization that conducts rigorous independent peer reviews for evolutionary and ecological research,
partnered with Editage to offer their services to authors from the Editage family. Research papers peer-reviewed by experts at Axios Review are referred to journals
for publication, which enhances chances of publication for authors. This partnership is a natural step toward our mission to provide end-to-end publication support to researchers studying evolution and ecology. Read more.
PARTNERSHIPS
Feb
Cactus Communications was ranked 15th in FlexJobs’ annual list of the top 100 companies to watch for freelance/telecommuting jobs in 2016.
We are proud to be a part of this list that was published in Forbes magazine. Read more
MILESTONES AND AWARDS
Mar
IOP Publishing, a publisher of academic research in physics and engineering, partnered with Editage to offer manuscript preparation
services to authors through IOP Editing Services. Our subject-matter experts take great pride in enhancing the readability and comprehension of manuscripts
and helping authors convey their research effectively. Read more.
PARTNERSHIPS
May
Dr. Donald Samulack, President, US Operations, Editage, Cactus Communications spearheaded the call-to-action for the development of the Coalition for Responsible Publication Resources (CRPR; www.RPRcoalition.org; @RPRcoalition). Five companies namely Atlantis Press,
Cabell’s International, Canadian Science Publishing, Cactus Communications, and Wolters Kluwer have contributed for the formal development
of the administrative infrastructure, as well as the Web and software technologies of the Coalition. Read more
INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND AUTHOR EDUCATION
Cabell’s International, a resource that specializes in connecting
researchers, publishers, librarians, and academics to the journal titles they need, partnered with Editage to offer manuscript preparation services to authors through Cabell’s Editing Services.
Read more.
PARTNERSHIPS
June
Kakoli Majumder, a member of the Editage Insights team,
published a study in the May issue of European Science Editing. Titled ‘How do authors feel when they receive negative peer reviewer comments? An experience from Chinese biomedical researchers’, the study was based on a discussion on a virtual community for biomedical
researchers in China. Read more.
INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND AUTHOR EDUCATION
Knowledge E, a provider of research and publishing services, partnered with
Editage to offer manuscript preparation support to authors throughout the Middle East. This partnership aims to provide editorial assistance to researchers from
the Middle East and thereby boost the research output from the region. Read more.
PARTNERSHIPS
July
Editage has been working actively with Korean universities to help authors overcome the language barrier and publish successfully. From July 18 to 22, Donald Samulack, President, US Operations, Editage, Cactus Communications, visited Korea for a series
of educational workshops and seminars. Read more
INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND AUTHOR EDUCATION
Editage launched its new video service for researchers. Called Editage Video Summaries, the service is available in 2 forms—video summaries that convey the full research story in 3-4 minutes and video teasers that introduce scientific research to
a broad audience in 1-2 minutes. Publishers, authors, and institutions can visit https://editage.com/video-summaries/ or write to videosummaries@editage.com to know more about this service. Read more.
NEW SERVICES
Aug
MA Healthcare, a global provider of nursing and medical education, partnered
with Editage to offer editorial services to healthcare professionals through MAHealthcare Author services. By helping physicians and nurses
tackle language and time constraints, the Editage team hopes to fast-track medical publications that can potentially save lives. Read more.
PARTNERSHIPS
Sep
Editage launched a new abstract and cover letter development service for Korean authors. Read more.
NEW SERVICES
Hindawi and Editage partnered to provide English-language editing to authors wishing to submit to Hindawi publications. Researchers wishing to publish their work in Open Access journals stand
to benefit through this partnership. Read more.
Yuan Ze University, Taiwan's top private university, partnered with Editage to offer editorial services to their authors through
a dedicated author support center. The Editage team looks forward to collaborating with other universities from Taiwan. Read more.
PARTNERSHIPS
Sep
Editage conducted two intensive 3-day workshops, including personal face-to-face sessions, for researchers in the humanities and social sciences at Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul. Read more.
INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND AUTHOR EDUCATION
Dr. Donald Samulack, President, U.S. Operations, Editage/Cactus Communications recently visited Beijing, China for a lecture tour for authors and journal editors. He spoke at China Science Press, the Library
of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and the Workshop on Scientific Publishing for Clinical Microbiologists in China hosted by the Society of Microbiology and Immunology of the Chinese Medical Association in collaboration with the American Society for Microbiology. Read more.
INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND AUTHOR EDUCATION
Oct
Editorial Manager (EM), the industry-leading manuscript submission
and peer-review system by Aries Systems, partnered with Editage. Journal administrators can now make use of an EM functionality to customize their authors’ experience
with quick configurations that make available Editage services to authors on the EM Author Main Menu and in the content of journal letters. Watch this video to learn how this customization works. Read more.
PARTNERSHIPS
Editage sponsored a monetary prize of 200,000 JPY to winners of the outstanding paper award 2015 presented by the
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan (JCEJ). Read more.
MILESTONES AND AWARDS
Nov
Editage participated in the fourth Brazilian meeting on Research Integrity, Science and Publication Ethics in mid-November. Representatives from Editage
presented a poster titled ‘How well do authors understand publication ethics? A model for author education on good publication practices’, authored by Kakoli Majumder and Clarinda Cerejo, from
Editage Insights and an oral presentation discussing the mission and structure of the Coalition for Responsible Publication Resources (CRPR). Read more.
Editage organized an online mini-course between November 28 and December 2, titled “Essentials of a Successful Publication: Journal Selection, Writing, and Promotion,” which was delivered in
Portuguese. Over 800 early-career researchers, academics, as well as master’s and doctoral students interested in publishing their research in well-reputed journals with international visibility participated in the
online mini-course. Read more.
INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND AUTHOR EDUCATION
Oct
We spoke with Dr. Takaaki Kajita, the Japanese Physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 2015 (jointly with Arthur McDonald) for the discovery of neutrino oscillations. He talks about the Nobel Prize, Physics,
and research in Japan. Read the interview here.
INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND AUTHOR EDUCATION
Editage Insights, which has over 170,000 readers globally, published over 1400 articles, and received over 1700 questions and
comments from its readership, completed three years in November 2016. On this occasion, the Editage Insights team received some heartwarming wishes from authors that they have helped over the years. Read more.
MILESTONES AND AWARDS
Dec
On December 7, 2016, Editage Insights launched a comprehensive survey for researchers worldwide. Through this survey,
Editage Insights aims to gather the views of researchers on the academic publishing process and on what they think is broken and needs to change. Read more
INDUSTRY OUTREACH AND AUTHOR EDUCATION