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The identity of the founders of PubPeer, the popular and controversial post-publication peer review website, was until recently shrouded in mystery. However, the…
An author is surprised and confused when the instructions provided by the journal submission system are different from those provided in the author guidelines on the…
Discrepancy between instructions on journal website and submission system: A case study
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Perspectives, opinion pieces, and commentaries are some short scholarly article types that journals publish. This article explains what each of these articles includes,…
This post reviews the book A Scholar’s Guide to Getting Published in English: critical choices and practical strategies 
The very words “Impact Factor” can send a shiver of fear through the spines of many journal editors as they contemplate the next number their journals will receive. Yet…
Our team of editors loves to stay on the top of goings on in the academic publishing industry. We would like to share with you some of the most interesting bits of…
This is a report of the 2nd Asian Science Editors' Conference and Workshop, organized by the Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE), in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 20-22,…
Discusses the three non-SI units mentioned in the title (psi, mesh number, and quintals) and supplies appropriate conversion factors.
The winners of the 2015 Eureka Prizes were announced on August 26. The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes are annual awards that reward “excellence in the fields of…
Although most researchers agree that data sharing is the scientific ideal, there exists a general skepticism regarding making their data publicly accessible. Since…