Think Check Submit: A New Approach to Journal Selection
The rapid shift from print to digital publishing in the last decade has ushered in an unprecedented growth in scholarly journals and overall publications. Many in academia,…
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Becoming a Good Peer Reviewer
Peer review plays an important role in academic publishing, giving authors of research papers a validation of their work and providing readers with reliable, high-quality content.…
Can Peer Review Training Help Graduate Students Improve Their Writing Skills?
Whenever we submit a manuscript to a good journal, it is carefully scrutinized by the editors and other experts in the field before being accepted. We all know how important this…
Aperta: Improving Journal Submissions
The most important job of a journal editor is to ensure that there is a steady flow of high-quality papers. A journal without great content, cannot survive. In order to make sure…
Navigating the Journal Spectrum in Academic Publishing
Every scientist must publish his or her research at some point, and these publications are still integral to the scientific process.1 More often than not, aspiring as well as…
Writing a Good Referee Report
Peer review is a crucial part of scholarly communication. During this process, authors ideally receive helpful comments on the significance and novelty of their work as well as…
Analysis of Retractions in Korean Journals
Publishing research is essential to the growth of the scientific community. Published findings often serve as the basis for future investigations allowing scientists to build on…
Experts’ Take: Giving Proper Credit in Multi-authored Publications
Scholarly manuscripts usually have several authors. New collaborations across scientific disciplines and geographical borders have led to an increase in the number of…
Are Published Peer Review Reports Beneficial?
Although academic journal publishing has been around since the 17th century, the concept of the peer review system is relatively new as traditional peer review was only established…
Giving Proper Credit in Multi-authored Publications
Scholarly manuscripts usually have several authors. New collaborations across scientific disciplines and geographical borders have led to an increase in the number of…
How Do Online Manuscript Submission Systems Work?
Many publishers now use electronic manuscript submission and peer-review systems to manage their publications and it is important for authors to get familiar with these as it could…
Importance of Ethics Committees in Scholarly Research
Ethics committees review research proposals involving human participants and their data to ensure that they agree with local and international ethical guidelines. They also monitor…