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Patents 101: What are patents and how do you acquire them?

Have you struggled to understand whether you should apply for a patent and what it entails? This article explains the basics to help you expand your knowledge about…
Patents 101: What are patents and how do you acquire them?

Double-blind and transparent peer review systems have advantages and shortcomings

John Butler-Adam is the Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Science, the second oldest journal in South Africa. He serves as a consultant to the University…
Double-blind and transparent peer review systems have advantages and shortcomings

Anyone who has published an article and has gone through a peer review process is a potential reviewer

Dr. Bahar Mehmani is the Reviewer Experience Lead in the Global Publishing Development department at Elsevier. Dr. Mehmani has been part of several industry workshops,…
Anyone who has published an article and has gone through a peer review process is a potential reviewer

A pinch of salt, a dash of humor, and a generous topping of solidarity: Recipe for dealing with harsh peer review comments

Dealing with negative peer reviewer comments can be a tough experience, and if the comments are harsh, they can be even more dispiriting. This article will help you…
A pinch of salt, a dash of humor, and a generous topping of solidarity: Recipe for dealing with harsh peer review comments

How publishers are ensuring inclusivity in peer review: Interview with Charlie Kelner of Hindawi

I’m in conversation with Charlie Kelner to understand how publishers are and can foster inclusivity in peer review. Charlotte (Charlie) Kelner is a Research Engagement…
How publishers are ensuring inclusivity in peer review: Interview with Charlie Kelner of Hindawi

"I highly recommend to all editors that they actively seek to diversify their reviewer pools." - Pippa Smart, Editor-in-Chief, Learned Publishing

I am in conversation with Pippa Smart on the role editors can play in fostering diversity and inclusion in peer review. Pippa is an independent research communication…
"I highly recommend to all editors that they actively seek to diversify their reviewer pools." - Pippa Smart, Editor-in-Chief, Learned Publishing

Why do we need regional diversity in peer review?

The proportion of authors from non-traditional research-producing countries has substantially increased in the past few years, but the increase in proportion of peer…
Why do we need regional diversity in peer review?

How to prepare a provisional patent application

This article  centers on the provisional application for patent.
How to prepare a provisional patent application

Understanding peer review: My first 12 months as a journal editor

After my first year as an academic editor at PLOS One, I’ve learned a lot about the peer review process, including what happens to my own papers when I submit them for…
Understanding peer review: My first 12 months as a journal editor

Image manipulation: What’s okay and not okay and who addresses it?

Images that researchers include in their papers need to meet the presentation quality requred for publication. But in manipulating their images to make them presentable,…