The increasing popularity of open access has made it easy for individuals to set up bogus journals that guarantee publication but charge steep article-processing fees. With the recent surge in open access journals, it has Read More
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This article discusses the latest available statistics on China’s progress in R&D, based on a global publishing report released by Thomson ReutersTM in February 2013 titled “Building BRICKS: Exploring the global research and Read More
Over the years, I’ve come across many common language mistakes made by non-native speakers of English. The incorrect use of words and phrases in English can confuse the readers or mislead them. To clear Read More
Wouldn’t it be interesting to know what the academic world thinks of open access (OA) publishing and related topics, such as peer review, licensing, re-use, and metrics? I just read the results of a Read More
An earlier post discussed a list of grants available to Chinese researchers. Here are some other prestigious grants that are awarded to Chinese researchers every year. This list includes a special grant for researchers who Read More
Addressing peer reviewers’ comments is a daunting task for even the most experienced authors. Sometimes peer reviewers write long-winded comments, which make it difficult to pinpoint the specific aspects you need to address. Once you Read More
In a previous post, we have looked at some commonly confused words in scientific writing. Here, I discuss a few more pairs of English words that non-English-speaking authors often mix up and use incorrectly in Read More
Been looking for answers to your questions on peer review? Here are some! What are the open and blinded peer review processes? A blinded peer review is one where either the author’s or the Read More
Although the impact factor is the oldest and, arguably, the most widely used citation metric, it has lost some of its former glory. In recent years, the impact factor has come under considerable criticism for Read More
Traditional metrics for measuring scholarly impact, such as the impact factor of the journal, h-index, etc., are familiar to all researchers. Citation-based bibliometrics, although very popular, have been under criticism for various reasons such as Read More
