Q: If a journal asks for "a society membership fee" after submission, is it a predatory journal?

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Recently one of my friends submitted an article to a journal with "No fee" mark is vivid on the journal website (Medknow published). There was no text available about…

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The most critical element in deciding whether this can be considered predatory behavior would be to understand whether there was some way…

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Q: Is it ethical to publish a reply to a "Letter to the Editor" without publishing the original letter?

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I sent an "letter to editor" to a journal. That manuscript is still under "Editorial review". Surprisingly, I found the title of my letter with "Reply to letter to…

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This is an interesting question. Is the reply published in the same journal where you submitted your Letter to the Editor? Is it possible…

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Q: What is the advantage of having both ORCiD and ResearcherID?

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Recently, while I was uploading a manuscript in a journal website, I found a field where I can put my ORCiD. That website gave me the option to put my ResearcherID too…

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At a basic level, both ORCiD and ResearcherID perform the same function, that is, help solve the problem of ambiguity by assigning an…

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