Open Access Week: What a Researcher Can Learn?
Want to learn more about open access publishing? Now is the time. October 20–26 is Open Access Week (OAW), during which seminars will be conducted all over the world on the subject…
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What Are the Alternatives to Open Access Journals for Researchers?
Open access journals can be a boon for the reader of research articles; they are freely available and the editorial standards are often comparable to subscription-based journals.…
The Near-Term Future of Academic Publishing
The Research Life Cycle
When considering the future of academic publishing, a long list of reeling issues will come into the picture. Significant changes in technology, arrival of…
Do Open Access Journals Pose a Threat to Aging Academic Publications
The Internet is making it easier for open access journals to mount an assault on big publishing companies. These industries insist on keeping their profitable model, wherein they…
Why Do Health Care Organizations Launch Their Own Medical Journals?
Publishing in scholarly journals is an important aspect of medical research. There are numerous peer-reviewed, highly reputable journals in which once can publish research.…
What Is the Real Cost of Scientific Publishing?
After spending years researching, scientific researchers publish their findings to share them with the larger scientific community. It is standard procedure that peer-reviewed…
What Is the Future of Scholarly Monographs in the Digital World?
In a publication society that is rapidly changing its formats and principles, the academic world is beginning to falter in that most information is becoming available through other…
Hacked Peer Review Process: A Reiteration of the Elsevier Hack
No one likes to receive a bad review on a submitted paper, since this may prevent publication. However, there are times when a good review can be even worse, ultimately causing a…
Is Overpromoting Research by Journals like Nature, Cell, and Science Damaging Science?
Every scientist dreams of writing a groundbreaking research paper. Perhaps the discovery of a new form of carbon, high-temperature superconductors, or room temperature fusion. Top…
Why Is the Scientific Publishing Industry Not Ready for Major Changes?
The world of peer review and scientific publishing is just not ready for major changes, according to Dr. Randy Schekman, a Nobel laureate, and there are serious concerns about the…
A Research Paper Available Online Has Greater Chance of Being Corrected
An academic paper published and shared online will be corrected or retracted much more often than a research paper that is only shared privately. Data was gathered by Dr. Paul…
Academic Publishing Waiver Raises Concerns
Academic publishing in the United States is being compromised by a publishing waiver that authors are required to sign when writing for scholarly journals such as Scientific…