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What is a Hijacked Journal? After open access lowered publishing costs, threw the peer review process into complete turmoil, and made the latest research accessible worldwide, it wasn’t long before researchers were confronted with the…

Writing a paper is a lot of work: organizing the data, drawing the figures, writing everything from the experimental section to discussion in a clear and effective manner. However, now the paper has been submitted, the reviewers have been…

Single academic journal options are reserved for the most esoteric scientific niches. Beyond that, most fields have several journals competing for an audience, typically one with historical primacy that gave it a head start in…

The Coming "Biblioclasm"? Academic librarians facing the rapid onslaught of digitization of their collections could be forgiven for turning Luddite and comparing the trend to the burning of the scrolls in Alexandria. Matthew Battles, in…

What is Basic Research? In simple words, basic research (also known as pure research or fundamental research) is conducted with the sole objective of contributing to existing knowledge by gathering information. Critics, however, argue…

The traditional peer review process is a vital part of scientific publication, though it is known to be imperfect. This has led to scientists and publishers debating new models to bring the best out of peer reviewing and ensuring it meets…

It’s safe to say that there is no research without data. It can be good, bad, or inconclusive, and we pay very close attention to both the methodologies by which it is collected and how human subjects are treated during that collection…

London, UK: Enago attended the Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers’ (ALPSP) annual conference. This key event for the academic community attracts an from all sectors of the industry to discuss…

The Mixed Blessing of Social Media Data The phenomenal growth in utilization rates of popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, offer academic researchers an absolute treasure trove of consumer-generated…

It’s about Wants Vs. Needs! For centuries, retailers have struggled with this classic inventory problem. That if you carry enough items in your bag, prospective customers will get convinced that you really have what they want! It mostly…