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Congratulations to winners of the 2014 Fields Medal prize

The Fields Medal, which is officially known as International Medal for Outstanding Discoveries in Mathematics, is an esteemed award that is often described as the …
Congratulations to winners of the 2014 Fields Medal prize
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Publication and reporting biases and how they impact publication of research

Publication bias refers to a phenomenon in scientific reporting whereby authors are more likely to submit and journal editors are more likely to publish studies with …
Publication and reporting biases and how they impact publication of research
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The advance and decline of the impact factor

The impact factor is one of the most discussed topics in the publishing and scientific community. Thomson Reuters assigns most journals a yearly impact factor (IF),…
The advance and decline of the impact factor
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Using citation analysis to measure research impact

How can you measure the quality of a research paper? More importantly, how can you determine whether your research is making an impact and is considered important? An…
Using citation analysis to measure research impact
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Open access publishing: acting together with authors, editors, societies, and institutions

Dr. Caroline Sutton is an active expert on open access publishing and Co-Founder of Co-Action Publishing. She is also Director at Infrastructure Services for Open Access…
Open access publishing: acting together with authors, editors, societies, and institutions
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What makes a good manuscript, tips for ESL authors, and more!

Belgian astronomer, Dr. Christiaan Sterken, Guest Professor at Department of Physics (University of Brussels), Emeritus Research Director at the Belgian Fund for…
What makes a good manuscript, tips for ESL authors, and more!
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"I feel privileged to be privy to your unpublished cutting-edge research."

Meet Sunaina Singh, PhD holder, published author, and passionate communicator. After her graduation in crop science from Punjab Agricultural University, India, Sunaina…
"I feel privileged to be privy to your unpublished cutting-edge research."
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"All writers, including editors, need editors."

Dr. Anne Altor has over 13 years of experience in academic writing/editing. She received her BS (2003) in Environmental and Forest Biology from the College of…
"All writers, including editors, need editors."
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"I enjoy working with you!"

Ardella Crawford majored in Elementary Education for her BS degree and in English for her MA degree. She has over 20 years of experience in academic writing/editing with…
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Beall's list of "predatory" publishers and journals no longer available

Scholarly Open Access, a popular blog that listed questionable journals and publishers, has recently been taken down. The blog was maintained by Jeffrey Beall since 2008…