Case: An author submitted her paper to a reputable journal about a year ago. After eight months, her paper received a conditional acceptance with minor revisions. The author revised the paper and submitted it as Read More
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May 16, 2016 (EDITAGE; Philadelphia, PA, USA) – The Coalition for Responsible Publication Resources (CRPR; www.RPRcoalition.org; @RPRcoalition) is one step closer to its mission to help preserve the integrity of the scholarly literature by sharing industry Read More
The purpose of peer review is to provide constructive feedback to authors in order to help improve the quality of their manuscript. Unfortunately, however, peer reviewers sometimes fail to empathize with authors and provide their Read More
Aims and scope Applied Ergonomics publishes contributions that show the application of ergonomics to the ‘design, planning and management of technical and social systems at work or leisure’. Publisher Elsevier Frequency of publication Once in Read More
On May 13, the U.S. government announced the launch of the National Microbiome Initiative to study and map the microorganisms that live in the atmosphere, in or on the human body, and any other ecosystems. Read More
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) announced that it has delisted about 3,300 titles in order to ensure that questionable and inactive publishers do not find their way into the directory. The DOAJ, which contains Read More
The most commonly reported statistic in research papers may also be the most misunderstood and misused. We’re talking about the p value. The American Statistical Association (ASA) has released the “Statement on Statistical Significance Read More
Should access to academic research be free? The academic community has been plagued by this question since a long time. However, in the past year, this seemingly moral issue took a legal twist with Elsevier Read More
Aims and scope The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science publishes original articles on all aspects of veterinary science from basic research to applied and clinical science from all over the world. Publisher Japanese Society for Read More
What have the scholarly circles been discussing this month? If you feel you may have missed out on some of the buzz, we have you covered. This post shares some of the most interesting trends Read More
