The previous two articles in this series discussed the challenges Polar Research faces in finding two or three willing peer reviewers for submisssions received. Well, Polar Research isn’t alone in experiencing this. Many journal Read More
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Aims and Scope Each issue of Epidemiologic Reviews focuses on a particular subject, for example, the obesity epidemic, epidemiologic research on health disparities, and epidemiologic approaches to global health. Epidemiologic Reviews does not publish original Read More
In the first article in this series, I discussed how we go about identifying potential peer reviewers at Polar Research. Next comes the more difficult process of getting two or three to agree to the Read More
Many readers of Editage Insights are authors eager to improve their chances of having their work published by studying the advice of experienced professionals in editing, writing and associated fields. If they’ve submitted manuscripts Read More
How much of an impact does research have outside of science? Is scientific impact quantifiable? These quintessential questions have been pondered over by academicians since the beginning of scientific research. However, the globalization of science Read More
What is a literature review? A literature review is a critical summary of all the published works on a particular topic. Most research papers include a section on literature review as part of the introduction. Read More
“We are humans, not transgenic rats.” Edward Lanphier, president of Sangamo and chairman of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine in Washington DC Should germline modification – a gene-editing technique – be allowed on human embryos? This ethically Read More
Case: An author received reviewer comments from the journal. There were comments from two reviewers, and the comments were contradictory. When reviews are conflicting, the editor usually gives some suggestions about which comments to Read More
As an author of research papers, you are a producer of information but, more often, when you build your research on what has been done before, you are a consumer of information. This is why Read More
Founded in 2002, the Abel Prize is considered by some to be ‘the Nobel of mathematics.’ It is awarded to researchers for their outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics. The 2015 Abel Prize was awarded Read More