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The refrain of “peer review is broken” or “science is broken” is reaching a crescendo. Researchers often ask, “If papers with flaws pass peer review, why am I struggling…
- Sunaina Sinha
- September 22, 2020
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English is not the first language for most of the world’s researchers, who are vying to get their work published in top peer-reviewed journals. In fact, even native…
- Elizabeth George
- September 22, 2020
- 2.3k views
When it comes to scholarly publishing, the reasons for rejection are often within your control and easily avoidable. Check out the most common mistakes that lead to…
- Elizabeth George
- September 9, 2020
- 2.2k views
Did you know, 50% of published articles are only read by the author, journal editor and reviewer, while 90% are never cited? Regardless of its importance, published…
- Elizabeth George
- August 3, 2020
- 2.6k views
You’ve worked hard and think you’re on a winning path when you submit your manuscript to a top academic journal, only to be derailed by a peer review. Here's how authors…
- Elizabeth George
- July 23, 2020
- 5k views
A Russian website offering authorship in accepted research papers for a price is being probed for malpractice. Read on to know the reaction of the industry to this…
- Irfan Syed
- July 28, 2019
- 2k views
An author’s degree of contribution to a study can sometimes be identified by the order in which the names appear in the byline of the publication, but it is usually very…
- Wolters Kluwer
- June 27, 2018
- 13k views
At the beginning of each scholarly article, beneath the title, is a list of the authors. We get so used to writing our name, together with the names of our co-authors…
- Nick Rushby
- January 15, 2018
- 9.8k views
The previous post explained the main duties of the corresponding author before a manuscript is submitted to the journal. This post talks about what a corresponding…
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- January 11, 2018
- 11.1k views
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The role of a corresponding author is an important one in the publication process. This post gives you a brief idea of what it means to be a corresponding author of a…
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- January 2, 2018
- 44.4k views
