The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced on March 15 that the Abel Prize for 2016 was awarded to Sir Andrew J. Wiles from the University of Oxford, “for his stunning proof of Fermat’s Last Read More
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The previous part of this series of posts details the process by which an Associate Editor (AE) selects reviewers and sends out a manuscript for peer review. In this post, I will detail the sequence Read More
Clinical trials are considered a key research tool in discovering new drugs, treatments, and devices, and testing their safety and efficacy before they are used extensively. It is mandatory for researchers to register clinical trials Read More
Case: An author submitted his manuscript to a journal, but was extremely disappointed when he received a rejection from the journal a few days later. It was clear from the status descriptions that this was Read More
The 2016 Asian Conference of the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE) will be held on April 4-5 in Singapore. The conference, themed “Best Practices in Scholarly Publishing”, promises to be very engaging and Read More
A recently published paper titled “Trends and comparison of female first authorship in high impact medical journals: observational study (1994-2014)” reported that female first authorship among original research articles in top medical journals has grown Read More
Asia is one of the powerhouses of global research and development (R&D) performance, and the Republic of Korea has emerged as one of the leading Asian nations in terms of innovation and economic Read More
In Jan 2016 the scholarly publishing landscape was abuzz with discussions on topics like gender bias, data sharing, transparency in science, and the journal impact factor. What was being talked about in February 2016? We tracked several Read More
Case: An author received an email from a journal inviting him to submit an article, with a promise that it would be published within a month of submission. The author was tempted by the short Read More
Aims and scope Blood publishes original articles on all aspects of hematology, including disorders of leukocytes, both benign and malignant, erythrocytes, platelets, hemostatic mechanisms, vascular biology, immunology, and hematologic oncology. Publisher American Society of Hematology Read More