What Is a Peer Review and Citation Ring?
Rigging the System
Collusion between bogus reviewers to improve the chances of an article getting published, also known as a “peer review and citation ring,” is becoming a serious…
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Are Print Journals Doomed?
Who Can Forecast the End?
When Amazon introduced its first electronic book reader (e-Reader), the Kindle, in 2007, the reaction from the general public was overwhelmingly…
Should Academic Journals Provide a Service Charter?
What is a Service Charter?
In the commercial business world, a service charter is a public commitment on behalf of a business as to the level of service that their customers can…
What Is a “Low-Threshold” Journal in Open Access Publishing?
The Economics of Open Access Publishing
The democratic mission of open access publishing has always been built around both price as well as access. By changing the funding matrix…
What Constitutes a Good Peer Review?
In the world of academic publishing, a formal peer review can occur at different points in the publication process. Though not formal in structure, the first review of your…
The Concept of “Fractional Authorship” in Academia
Publish or Perish
The concept of academic researchers feeling pressured to publish on a regular basis in order to maintain their prominence and relevance in the academic community…
How Should Peer Reviewers Be Evaluated?
Peer Review: A Forgotten Service?
The peer review process in academic journal publishing only seems to get attention when something goes wrong. From the perspective of an anxious…
Why Don’t Journals Like Replication Studies?
Validation is Not News
Academic journals face something of a quandary in their publication cycles. Publishing monthly or quarterly gives you the luxury of curating your content…
What Is a Transferable Peer Review System?
Starting Over
Receiving a rejection notice or a request for endless revisions prior to re-submission (which you choose to decline) has the frustrating result of having to start…
The Mystery of Research Paper Retraction
A Contractual Obligation
Even though no money usually changes hands between author and journal in the publication of an academic article or research paper, there is still a legal…
What Is Authorship Abuse in Research?
Publication at Any Price!
As a doctoral graduate or junior researcher, publication is everything. Under constant pressure to "publish or perish," the perceived value of that…
Why You Should Not Submit Your Article to More than One Journal!
You have an article ready to go and you’re anxious to get it published. You know that if you submit to one journal, it could potentially take over a year for it to be published.…