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With transparency and reproducibility coming under the spotlight, we frequently encounter statements such as “Science is broken” and “Science needs to be fixed.”…
This post offers important information and submission tips to prospective contributors to the Korean Journal of Pediatrics.
Dr. Klaus Capelle is president of the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil. He earned his master´s and doctoral degrees from the School of Physics and Astronomy at…
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced on March 15 that the Abel Prize for 2016 was awarded to Sir Andrew J. Wiles from the University of Oxford, “for…
Andrew Wiles solves 300-year-old math equation, wins the Abel Prize
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Once a paper is submitted to a journal, authors eagerly wait for the editorial decision. But how does the editor actually take the decision on a manuscript? This article…
Behind the scenes: How a journal editor reaches a decision on a manuscript after peer review
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Many researchers indulge in what is known as ‘outcome switching,’ which means the trial report does not include outcomes that are part of the pre-registration, or…
How outcome switching is rendering clinical trials meaningless
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Authors are often disappointed when their manuscript is rejected after initial screening and are left wondering what was wrong with the paper and why it was not even…
Register now for the 2016 Asian Conference of the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE), to be held on April 4-5 in Singapore. The conference,…
Dr. Klaus Capelle is president of the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil. He earned his master´s and doctoral degrees from the School of Physics and Astronomy at…
A recently published paper titled “Trends and comparison of female first authorship in high impact medical journals: observational study (1994-2014)” reported that…