Learning to Avoid Journal Rejection
In academic publishing, journal rejection rates can vary widely. According to the American Psychological Association’s 2013 report, its top journals averaged a rejection rate of…
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Integrity or Impact: What Matters in Scientific Publishing?
The pressure to publish in high-impact journals is becoming a serious problem in scholarly communication. Scientific success is often measured by the number of high-impact articles…
Trials and Tribulations Involved in Data Sharing
In presiding over the “cancer moon-shot,” Former Vice-President of the United States Joe Biden described data sharing as being essential to the advancement of biomedical research.…
Identifying Predatory Journals Using Evidence-based Characteristics
Academic researchers are under pressure to publish their research in order to advance at their educational institution, solicit funding for their research or programs, or even to…
The Importance of Scientific Transparency and Reproducibility
In scientific research, credibility is of utmost importance. Data documentation and storage, and the “rigor, transparency, and attention we invest in designing, conducting, and…
Avoiding Conflict of Interest in Peer Review
Science is practiced by those who aspire to seek the truth. Accordingly, the work of scientists is accepted by society as the standard for separating fact from fiction. For this…
Why Is Copyright Licensing and Attribution Important to Researchers?
A copyright is a legal document for authors and writers that provide protection to their work from use by others without specific consent and attribution. Copyrights have a limited…
Tackling Common Problems in Scientific Publication
Research publication in a peer-reviewed journal is considered to be a significant milestone in any researcher’s career. A publication indicates the researcher’s interest in the…
A Quick Guide to Clinical Trials (Part 3: Ethical Requirements)
Medical advancements save lives. However, new procedures, tools, and products require thorough testing to ensure they are at least as safe and effective as the current standard of…
A Quick Guide to Clinical Trials (Part 2: The Process)
In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the different types of clinical trials and the phases of clinical trial studies. In this article, we look at the process of registering and…
A Quick Guide to Clinical Trials (Part 1: An Overview)
Clinical trials are the core of medical research. Investigations are performed to determine how new treatments will work in human patients and valuable data concerning the benefits…
Citation Cartels: The Mafia of Scientific Publishing
In academic publishing, citations make a body of work more widely known amongst other researchers and demonstrate that the work has relevance in the field. In addition to the…