Goodbye Impact Factor – Welcome TOP Factor!
In the highly competitive science race, journal impact factors (based on citations) are often used as indicators of journal rank and therefore, scientific excellence. However, this…
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Useful Boolean Operators for Article Searches
Does your article search return thousands of articles, many irrelevant to your research? To increase their visibility and readership, journals index their publications on indexing…
10 Common Statistical Errors to Avoid When Writing Your Manuscript
Research, reproducibility and reliability. These three words are key when it comes to good science. As scientists, we strive to prove that our results are significantly different.…
Academic Competition Fueling Citation Manipulation
In academia, your reputation as a scientist depends on the quality and quantity of your publications as well as the number of citations. Citations give recognition to the scientist…
Is Making All Research Open Access the Right Way to Combat Coronavirus?
The recent coronavirus outbreak has made headlines across the globe, with millions under quarantine in China and fears spreading as the death toll rises. The virus, which…
How Can Publishers Balance Between Authors & Reviewers?
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Most authors are very familiar with the process of academic publication. After a researcher has prepared their…
Publishing Peer Review Reports – Does It Affect Reviewer’s Behavior?
As an academic, you rely on publications to secure and further your career. However, publishing a research is not easy. For decades, academics have questioned the way journals…
Do ESL Peer Reviewers Receive Fewer Reviewing Opportunities?
Peer reviewers are central to scientific publishing. Their job is to ensure the quality of articles published by a journal. In doing this, they maintain the credibility of a…
Advance Your Health Sciences Research With Karger Publications
As an academic in health sciences, I’m constantly looking for good quality academic publishers. One of them is Karger Publications. I especially like their motto: “Connecting and…
Can Reviewer Comments Have a Negative Impact on STEM?
As a young researcher, in my first postdoc job, every article I published meant a big deal. As every researcher knows, just getting the article ready takes a lot of time and…
Should the Academic Community Trust Plagiarism Detectors?
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Academic integrity is a serious issue in the research community. It ensures that the scientists remain dedicated…
How to Assess the Quality of Journals
Authors wishing to publish their research aim to publish in journals with the highest ratings. Publishing in a prestigious journal not only looks good on your CV, but may also give…