The usefulness of the journal impact factor (JIF) continues to be a contentious topic. Last month, a group of academics and editors at popular journals wrote an article (Lariviere, Vincent, et al. “A simple proposal Read More
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[This content was created for Wolters Kluwer’s author newsletter Author Resource Review and has been republished with permission. It has been authored by Deborah A. Chyun and Susan Henly. Deborah Read More
English language journals are rapidly being launched in China by Chinese universities and publishers, according The Publishers Association’s new report PA Market Report China Journals. The report released on 24 August states that the Chinese Read More
Research is a collective effort: new research is planned based on what has been done before. In turn, when that new research culminates into a published paper, it provides the basis for newer research. Citations Read More
Aims and scope Applied and Environmental Microbiology publishes research that makes “significant contributions to applied microbial research, basic microbial ecology research, and genetic and molecular investigations of microbial topics of practical value.” Publisher American Society Read More
For young researchers, the pressure to publish is immense. To establish their credibility in the science community, it is imperative for postdoctoral researchers to have at least a few publications to their name. To add Read More
The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced on 10 August that it plans to start a preprint server exclusively for chemistry papers. Tentatively titled ChemRxiv, the preprint server is modeled after the popular preprint server arXiv, and Read More
Every researcher experiences journal rejection at some or the other juncture of his/her career. Rejection is so common that it is considered a natural part of the publication process. Some of the most common Read More
Case: A team of four authors submitted their manuscript to a journal. Since all the authors were non-native speakers of English, they had hired the services of a medical writer. However, the paper was rejected Read More
Aims and scope International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics publishes original contributions that further our understanding of the interactions between people and industrial systems or their components. The following areas are typically covered: industrial and occupational Read More