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Currently, many journal articles contain statistical flaws.  Journal editors and researchers are becoming increasingly concerned with the incorrect reporting of
Does an academic copy-editor require knowledge of statistics?
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Jing Duan, PhD, was the Managing Editor of Acta Ecologica Sinica (International Journal) and Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. Since 2011, she started representing…
The perplexing case of the STAP cell research, which caught the world’s attention, continues to remain in news. You can read the entire story in brief here.
Poor English can prevent acceptances from top-tier international journals at the cost of valuable research. But, who should do the job of copy-editing such research…
Although the pace of scientific progress has been rapid, at times, its momentum falters due to stumbling blocks such as irreproducibility of research, fraudulent…
In this article, published by Learned Publishing, the author questions the relevance and utility of the minutiae that style guides insist on. 
What challenges do East Asian authors face in the publication process and what perceptions do journal editors have of submissions from East Asian countries? This study,…
Money is believed to buy everything—including authorship in journals covered by SCI, the Science Citation
Authorship for sale?
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Dr. Helle Goldman is the Chief Editor of Polar Research, the international, multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI). In this…
Science across boundaries and international differences between authors
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Denmark-born, American anthropologist Dr. Helle V. Goldman shares insights from her 16-year experience as Chief Editor of Polar Research. She talks candidly about what…