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Advice for medical authors publishing in English

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…
Advice for medical authors publishing in English

What academicians think of open access publication

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?…
What academicians think of open access publication

Chasing the impact factor: Is it worth the hassle?

The impact factor has for a long time been a measure of journal prestige. Most authors wish to publish their papers in the so called high impact journals, even though it…
Chasing the impact factor: Is it worth the hassle?

Editage® first to adopt Aries' manuscript ingest functionality for Editorial Manager®

Editage announced its commitment to providing a seamless manuscript submission experience for authors by becoming the first to adopt Aries’ manuscript “ingest”…
Editage® first to adopt Aries' manuscript ingest functionality for Editorial Manager®

Chasing the Next Big Thing: Research, replication, and review

"Researchers in the field all chase the Next Big Thing." Dr. Røislien, famous Norwegian science communicator, discusses in the second part of our interview the…
Chasing the Next Big Thing: Research, replication, and review

Foul play in scientific publishing: The phenomenon of academic papers being held hostage

With science becoming increasingly competitive, every published paper is seen as a step up the ladder of success. Thus, blocking or delaying publication of an academic…
Foul play in scientific publishing: The phenomenon of academic papers being held hostage

"Book reviews perform an important function for authors, readers, and the discipline as a whole."

Dr. Kevin Steinmetz is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work at Kansas State University. He was involved in starting the…
"Book reviews perform an important function for authors, readers, and the discipline as a whole."

Why do retracted papers continue to be cited though the research is discredited?

Retraction is a way of alerting the research community of a paper’s questionable credibility. However, retracted papers continue to have an ‘afterlife’, in the form of…
Why do retracted papers continue to be cited though the research is discredited?

Why are researchers increasingly choosing open access journals?

Why are researchers choosing open access? A growing realization of the benefits of switching from the traditional subscription model to the open access model has…
Why are researchers increasingly choosing open access journals?

How do authors feel when they receive negative peer reviewer comments? An experience from Chinese biomedical researchers [Download research paper]

This study tries to understand what kind of reviewer comments authors, particularly non-native English speaking authors from China, perceive as negative; how they react…