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Synopsis: Often, predatory journals send email invitations to authors to submit their articles and lure them into paying APCs with assurances of publication. However,…
Authors often avoid publishing in open access journals as they are under the misconception that all open access journals charge high APCs. But what if one of the co…
How can more scholars and journals embrace preprints to make research freely accessible? How are new uses of preprint servers changing the academic publishing landscape?…
How researchers and journals can use preprints to make research freely accessible
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As an author, are you interested in whether or not to publish your research in an open access (OA) journal? OA publishing has come under a lot of scrutiny in the…
Following a degree in Biology at Yale University, Stephanie Dawson worked at the labs of Susan Parkhurst at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle,…
Often, bogus or predatory journals send email invitations to authors to submit their articles, luring them with promises of quick publication. What happens when an…
Saving oneself from the clutches of a predatory journal: A case study
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Have you received an e-mail inviting you to submit your paper to a journal that sounds familiar and the list of editorial board members are well-credentialed…
The scientific community is steadily moving toward open science. Even publishers are joining this “open” trend. China, being the country with the second largest research…
Richard Poynder is an independent journalist/blogger with a particular interest in open access and its perception and application across different sections of academia…
Richard Poynder is an independent journalist/blogger with a particular interest in open access and its perception and application across different sections of academia…