A century ago, defining an author was quite straightforward in academia—most articles were written by single authors who were solely responsible for the research conducted. Complexities have arisen in the last several decades with Read More
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Donald Samulack, President, U.S. operations at CACTUS was a part of a panel discussing “Experiences, Solutions, and Products and Services in Scholarly Communications” at the SciELO 15 Years Conference held to commemorate the 15th anniversary Read More
Donald Samulack, President US Operations (Editage) attended the Entre Pares International publishers’ conference held on October 7 and October 8 in Monterrey, Mexico. The conference addressed key issues like increasing the scientific output and promoting its dissemination Read More
Editage, a division of Cactus Communications, Inc., attended the 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition held in Philadelphia, PA, from August 19 to 23. The theme of the meeting was “Materials for Health and Medicine.” Read More
All too often, copyeditors focus on applying the correct style for numbers: for example, some journal publishers insist on omitting the space between the number and the unit (°C) in specifying temperatures whereas most others Read More
Those who are new to the field of academic publishing might have the impression that submitting research papers to journals and getting them published are orderly processes. The reality is, of course, different. In his Read More
Getting the citations and references right can be tricky—most researchers also consider it trivial. However, journals insist that authors follow the style recommended for references meticulously. Perhaps what researchers need most is a handy Read More
Few books come this close to providing sound advice on the intricacies of the publishing game as What Editors Want: an author’s guide to scientific journal publishing [1]. (The title of the chapter on preparing Read More
After preparing a manuscript, your next step is to choose a journal for the publication of your research. It is crucial that you select a peer-reviewed journal which will present your research in the best Read More
Editorial note: You can download the ebook version of this article at the end of the page. The volume of publication output has exploded. You cannot rule out the possibility that your research topic has Read More
