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This study tries to understand what kind of reviewer comments authors, particularly non-native English speaking authors from China, perceive as negative; how they react…
This post provides essential information for those planning to submit a research paper to the journal Applied Ergonomics.
On May 13, the U.S. government announced the launch of a National Microbiome Initiative to study and map the microorganisms that live in the atmosphere, in or on the…
Lacey E. Earle is Vice President of Business Development for Cabell’s International and leads corporate relations and business partnerships. She is well-versed in the…
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) announced that it has delisted about 3,300 titles in order to ensure that questionable and inactive publishers do not find…
DOAJ delists about 3,300 journals for failing to reapply
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P value is the most commonly reported statistic in research papers, and yet is widely misunderstood and misused. Recently, the American Statistical Association (ASA)…
Is my research significant? Why you shouldn't rely on p values
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Should access to academic research be free? In the past year, this seemingly moral issue took a legal twist with Elsevier suing the founder of Sci-Hub. This website…
This post provides concise guidance for authors planning to contribute to The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science published by the Japanese Society for Veterinary…
The month of April saw recurring deliberations on interesting topics such as the evolution of peer review and its current state, the Sci-Hub initiative, career…
Melinda Kenneway and Charlie Rapple are co-founders of Kudos, a web-based service that helps various researchers, institutions, funders, and publishers maximize the…