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Guest post in The Scholarly Kitchen: A case for universal and simplified journal systems

Have you ever wondered how pervasive this sentiment is within the global researcher community? Or how seriously the community wants problems with journal guidelines and…
Guest post in The Scholarly Kitchen: A case for universal and simplified journal systems

Guest post in The Scholarly Kitchen: Research deluge — are researchers writing more yet contributing less?

We are witnessing a boom in science publications that is both exciting and concerning. Is this deluge in publications taking us closer to unravelling unsolved problems?…
Guest post in The Scholarly Kitchen: Research deluge — are researchers writing more yet contributing less?

What causes peer review scams and how can they be prevented? [Download research paper]

Peer review is regarded as one of the mainstays of academic publishing. It is conceivably the most trusted method to weed out invalid and suspicious research and improve…
What causes peer review scams and how can they be prevented? [Download research paper]

How do authors feel when they receive negative peer reviewer comments? An experience from Chinese biomedical researchers [Download research paper]

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…
How do authors feel when they receive negative peer reviewer comments? An experience from Chinese biomedical researchers [Download research paper]

The Sunshine Act and medical publications: Guidance from professional medical associations

This article, published in Postgraduate Medicine, explores what type of information regarding authorship and pharmaceutical industry support has been provided to…
The Sunshine Act and medical publications: Guidance from professional medical associations

Optimizing the output of a freelance editing model: Value added by an in-house reviewing team

In recent years, many journal editorial departments have begun to employ freelance editors rather than an exclusively in-house team. Although a freelance editing model…
Optimizing the output of a freelance editing model: Value added by an in-house reviewing team

Quality of author guidelines of journals in the biomedical and physical sciences

International journals solicit submissions from authors all over the world. But are these journals' author guidelines clear enough for nonnative English speakers? 
Quality of author guidelines of journals in the biomedical and physical sciences

Recognize, respond to, and prevent the publication of research misconduct

Editors have an important role in handling research misconduct. A session took place on the topic during the Council of Science Editors (CSE) Annual Meeting, May 2013,…
Recognize, respond to, and prevent the publication of research misconduct

Quantifying the work of copy editors

The essay is based on a presentation by the author at the 11th International Conference of EASE, Tallinn, June 2012. 
Quantifying the work of copy editors

2013 Annual Meeting of the Council of Science Editors

The Editor-in Chief of the New England Journal of Medicine and many others attended the 2013 Council of Science Editors (CSE) annual meeting. This meeting report…