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…
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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…
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…
How to Write a Thorough Peer Review Report
As a peer reviewer, your job is to uphold the quality of published science by ensuring that academic papers are accurate and clearly articulated. Young scientists eager to publish…
Why Confidentiality Is Crucial in Grant Proposals
Science is expensive. Materials, equipment, lab costs and staffing all add up. While businesses might be able to fund all their own research, this is almost never true for the…
The Importance of Editing and Proofreading Before Manuscript Submission
I know it is frustrating to receive negative feedback on your manuscript. However, your supervisor is right about how the grammatical errors hurt your writing. Therefore, you need…
Should Grant Funding Be Awarded Through a “Lucky Draw”?
Yes, you understood correctly…a lottery system to award grant funding to academic researchers. Any academic researcher is aware of the competitive nature of grant funding. However,…