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Prof. J. Patrick Barron—an editor/editorial consultant for a wide range of journals such as the Journal of Bronchology and the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, and a member of the International Advisory…

Prof. J. Patrick Barron was an editor/editorial consultant for a wide range of journals and an International Advisory Group Member at COPE. He was working with the Department of International Medical…

The man behind the famous Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers and author of the Scholarly Open Access blog, Jeffrey Beall, gives useful tips on how authors can identify predatory journals and avoid…

Dr. Kristin Timmer holds a post-doctoral degree in neuroscience and has an experience of over 6 years in academic research, writing, and reviewing.

Watch the second part of our video interview with Jeffrey Beall, the man behind the famous Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers and the author of the Scholarly Open Access blog. This time, he speaks…

"Many journals are not only seeing more problems, the cases also seem to be becoming more complex." Dr. Hames discusses how current ethical issues across the academic publishing industry are being…

Martin McCarvill holds a master’s degree in linguistics and has an experience of over seven years in academic writing, editing, and reviewing.

In this second part of our interview, Dr. Hames discusses how the journal editorial process has evolved over the years, the dissatisfaction with the traditional peer review process, and what the…

In this segment of a three-part interview series, Dr. Irene Hames—an independent research-publication and peer-review specialist with over 30 years’ experience in scholarly publishing—explains how…

Nicolette Papastefanou holds a doctorate in communication/public relations management and has more than 14 years of experience in academic writing, research, reviewing, and lecturing. Apart from…