Articles
Responding to Peer Reviewers
Most new authors find it challenging to deal with peer reviewer comments and respond to them. This article focuses on coaching new authors through the process so…
- Wolters Kluwer
- July 28, 2018
Whenever we think about predation in the context of scholarly publishing, we habitually point a finger at publishers and journals that are willing to publish any piece…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- November 22, 2017
How to respond to a "revise and resubmit" decision from a journal: 10 Steps to a successful revision
After months of working on your research paper, receiving a "revise and resubmit" decision from the journal can be very disheartening. The key is to remain calm and…
- Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza
- October 20, 2017
Some journal editors ask authors to include inappropriate or irrelevant citations in their papers in an effort to artificially inflate the journal's impact factor. If…
- Caven Mcloughlin
- October 9, 2017
Some journal editors ask authors to include inappropriate or irrelevant citations in their papers in an effort to artificially inflate the journal's impact factor. If…
- Caven Mcloughlin
- October 9, 2017
Peer review can be a long-drawn process that involves long waiting periods, understanding the various stages of the review process, dealing with reviewer comments,…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 15, 2017
When a peer reviewer receives an invitation to review, they are expected to disclose potential conflicts of interest. But some reviewers fail to be transparent and…
- Kakoli Majumder
- September 12, 2017
We all know that peer review is the most crucial part of the publication process. But finding peer reviewers is by no means an easy task. In this article, an experienced…
- Graham Cormode
- September 12, 2017
John Butler-Adam is the Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Science, the second oldest journal in South Africa. He serves as a consultant to the University…
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- September 8, 2017
Journal editors sometimes ask authors to cite a few relevant articles from the journal to increase their citation count. But what if the editor hands over a whole list…
- Kakoli Majumder
- August 18, 2017