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Emerging trends in bogus metrics, the future of open access, and more

Watch the second part of our video interview with Jeffrey Beall, the man behind the famous Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers and the author of the Scholarly Open…
Emerging trends in bogus metrics, the future of open access, and more

International boundaries, publishing barriers: empowering authors from newly industrialized and developing countries [Download meeting report]

How can NNES authors be empowered in an era of globalization? This meeting report appearing in Science Editors is based on a session during the CSE 2013 meeting…
International boundaries, publishing barriers: empowering authors from newly industrialized and developing countries [Download meeting report]

Recognize, respond to, and prevent the publication of research misconduct

Editors have an important role in handling research misconduct. A session took place on the topic during the Council of Science Editors (CSE) Annual Meeting, May 2013,…
Recognize, respond to, and prevent the publication of research misconduct
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Avoiding self-plagiarism: A case study

Using content from one's own previously published work in a new study without citing the original work is considered as self-plagiarism. However, some authors are…
Avoiding self-plagiarism: A case study

"A good paper leaves the reader with the author's intended sentiment."

Dr. Kristin Timmer holds a post-doctoral degree in neuroscience and has an experience of over 6 years in academic research, writing, and reviewing.
"A good paper leaves the reader with the author's intended sentiment."
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"Predatory publishers use lots of tricks to make people think that they are legitimate"

The man behind the famous Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers and author of the Scholarly Open Access blog, Jeffrey Beall, gives useful tips on how authors can identify…
"Predatory publishers use lots of tricks to make people think that they are legitimate"
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Getting the references right: Citing social media sources

As a result of technological developments and the increasing importance of article-level metrics, social media have become a valid source of information. There are…
Getting the references right: Citing social media sources
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Writing in the cloud: Tools for collaborative writing

I am currently writing a few research papers. From my office in France, I must write with my co-authors located in Brazil and two different cities in the USA. How can I…
Writing in the cloud: Tools for collaborative writing

Congratulations to winners of the 2014 Shaw Prize

The winners of the prestigious Shaw Prize, which is also called the "Nobel Prize of Asia," for 2014 were announced on  27 May, 2014, at a press conference held in Hong…
Congratulations to winners of the 2014 Shaw Prize

How researchers can communicate more effectively with journals

The journal publication process involves several rounds of interaction—both direct and indirect—with journal editors and journal reviewers. Communicating clearly and…