A general view about researchers is that they are a recluse community that seldom leaves their labs and the ivory tower. However, over the past few years, a major change has come over in the Read More
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Although the benefits of scientific research are not always quantifiable, it’s quite safe to say it benefits us all. But the process of examining and analyzing data for scientific knowledge needs funding which is Read More
I was excited to be part of the 10th annual meeting of the North American chapter of the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE), which was held on August 10 and 11 at the Embassy Read More
Case: An author’s manuscript was sent for peer review and came back with comments from two reviewers and the Editor-in-chief (EiC). The editor had just one suggestion: he wanted the author to include several Read More
The recent mass retraction case in which the journal Tumor Biology retracted about 107 papers authored by Chinese researchers sparked discussions about several aspects of academic publishing – the culture in academia, the standards upheld by journals, Read More
Chinese institutions have been known to offer incentives to faculty upon successful publication in reputed, peer-reviewed, high-impact-factor journals. It has recently come to light that, researchers from several other countries are enjoying similar benefits too. Read More
The University of Tokyo investigated for almost a year the allegations of scientific misconduct on Yoshinori Watanabe, an eminent researcher affiliated with the institution. The university’s investigative committee declared Watanabe, a cell biologist, as Read More
On July 27th, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China issued a press release that provided an update on their investigations into the 107 retracted papers involving Chinese authors and Read More
[This post was created for the Wolters-Kluwer author newsletter Author Resource Review and has been reproduced with permission.] Correspondence with authors is an important activity in the day-to-day work of editors. The exchange Read More
If the month of July seemed to whizz past while you were hard at work, we have you covered. This month was interesting because there were several noteworthy happenings: an author exposed predatory journals’ workings Read More