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"Pay attention to your weaknesses and embrace any negative feedback."

Michelle Belanger is a general physician who has an experience of over 6 years in academic research, medical writing, and reviewing.
"Pay attention to your weaknesses and embrace any negative feedback."

Beyond open access: Sharing research-derived knowledge with society

In this first part of our video interview, Dr. John Willinsky provokes thoughtful discussion on the future of academic research and more broadly, a knowledge-based…
Beyond open access: Sharing research-derived knowledge with society

Report of the 2014 conference of the European Association of Science Editors

I attended the 12th General Assembly and Conference of the European Association of Science Editors (EASE) in Split, Croatia, June 12-15, 2014. I arrived in Split, a…
Report of the 2014 conference of the European Association of Science Editors

"Write from memory first, and then add the details and technicalities."

Nicolette Papastefanou holds a doctorate in communication/public relations management and has more than 14 years of experience in academic writing, research, reviewing,…
"Write from memory first, and then add the details and technicalities."
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Keeping the scholarly record sound - a journal editor's duty

In this segment of a three-part interview series, Dr. Irene Hames—an independent research-publication and peer-review specialist with over 30 years’ experience in…
Keeping the scholarly record sound - a journal editor's duty

The 2014 Kyoto Prize goes to a Japanese artist and two American scientists

The winners of the prestigious Kyoto Prize, Japan’s outstanding lifetime achievement award, have been announced for this year: 
The 2014 Kyoto Prize goes to a Japanese artist and two American scientists

Quality of author guidelines of journals in the biomedical and physical sciences

International journals solicit submissions from authors all over the world. But are these journals' author guidelines clear enough for nonnative English speakers? 
Quality of author guidelines of journals in the biomedical and physical sciences

What every scholar should know about the 2014 Kyoto Prize

The Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest award presented annually for outstanding lifetime achievement, will be announced tomorrow, June 20, 2014. The internationally esteemed…
What every scholar should know about the 2014 Kyoto Prize

Moving from Authorship to "Contributorship" in Scholarly Publications: An SSP 2014 session - (Events)

Jeffrey Beall summarizes his opinions related to an interesting session titled "Understanding Contributor Roles in Scholarly Publications" held at the SSP 2014 meeting. 
Moving from Authorship to "Contributorship" in Scholarly Publications: An SSP 2014 session - (Events)

The peer review process: challenges and progress

In this second part of our interview, Dr. Hames discusses how the journal editorial process has evolved over the years, the dissatisfaction with the traditional peer…