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With the global increase in specialized research disciplines and collaborative research, interdisciplinary studies or those with overlapping subject areas are becoming…
Identifying target journals for studies with overlapping subject areas: A case study
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Several authors are now opting for the fast-publication track. Journals also benefit from the rapid publication model. This post lists and shares additional information…
A list of journals and publishers that offer rapid publication [Downloadable checklist: 10 Tips to select a rapid publication journal]
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Science is becoming open and how! Gone are the days when researchers and institutions believed in keeping scientific data  behind strict and complex institutional…
Open Data in Science - Embracing Open Data for Scientific Progress
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There are some common criteria you should consider when choosing a journal to publish in. Once you have a publication strategy in place, choose journals that meet all of…
How to choose journals for submitting your paper
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All researchers have heard about the impact factor. Read to learn what you may not know about the impact factor. Other measures of journal quality are now available as…
The impact factor and other measures of journal prestige
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Quick facts about the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (BBRC): Quick facts and submission tips
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Most journals use acceptance or rejection rates to analyze whether the number of papers that they are rejecting or accepting is too high and to monitor any unusual…
How to interpret journal acceptance rates
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This article delves a little deeper into the fallacies of the impact factor and points that you should consider when using it.
Why you should not use the journal impact factor to evaluate research
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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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The conventional pre-publication peer review process is time-consuming and may not be favorable to all scientific disciplines. Some journals and publishers offer rapid…