Does Fast-Track Peer Review Help a Researcher?
Professionals in the scientific, medical, and academic communities must publish in order to achieve career success. Peer-reviewed journals are the typical way to share findings and…
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Open or Blind Peer Review: Which Is Better?
The traditional blind peer review process is supposed to encourage open and honest critiques of a publication. Since the reviewer doesn’t know who the authors are, the reviewer…
Open Access Self-Archiving: Should It Be Universal at Universities?
Unlike private sector businesses, which may prefer to keep knowledge a trade secret, academic institutions have the free dissemination of all original research as their goal. This…
Is the Peer Review Process a Scam?
Many academic historians trace the peer review process back to 1752 when the Royal Society of London created a “Committee on Papers” to review submission for publication in their…
Open Access: Green or Gold?
Open access publishing is the dream of every researcher: to publish papers that are instantly accessible to everyone and for free. There are now two versions of this dream.…
Why Should Negative Results Be Published?
The scientific method involves testing of a hypothesis by an experiment. If the experiment shows a result that supports the hypothesis, this is considered as positive result,…
How Do I Know My Article Is Ready to Be Submitted to a Journal?
You’ve been working on the article for a while, you’ve even got a manuscript written. You’re happy and you’ve done enough research, you’ve read your draft and made changes to the…
New Approaches to Peer Review
Most research journals employ the conventional approach to peer review. This involves evaluation of an article by one or more among a panel of recognized experts in the field. The…
Dealing With Bias in Academic Research
What is Bias in Research?
The act of a researcher influencing the process of a systematic investigation either knowingly or unknowingly is termed as "Bias in Research". Research…
Beware of Predatory Publishers & Journals: Avoid Paying for Publication
Open access journals operate on a fee based business model. The author pays the publisher a fee and in return the journal reviews his manuscript for quality, offers editorial…
How to Reach Your Target Audience in Academic Research
Before you begin to write your research article, it is essential to have a clear idea about the intended readers, the impact of your research, and the target journals that…
Contributing to Open Access Repositories or Archives
Open access repositories or archives are intended for researchers to contribute to the results of their research. This builds up an information and knowledge bank that is easily,…