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What Plan S Means for Scholarly Publishing
Plan S is an open access publishing initiative developed by 11 EU national funding bodies in September 2018. The plan is supported by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funders. Plan S requires that, from 2020, scientific publications that result...
An Author’s Introduction to Cover Letters: How to Submit and Sell Your Manuscript
The complexity of the peer review process creates many opportunities for avoidable delays. From my experience working with publishers, the cover letter is one of the most frequent offenders when it comes to unnecessary wait times. If contributors understand the...
Get to Know the Technica Staff: Tracey Glazener
Each month, we will interview one employee to get their opinions on the publishing industry, hear what it’s like to work at Technica, and learn a little bit about them. This month we are interviewing Tracey Glazener, nicknamed the nerd whisperer at her previous...
Technica Editorial Celebrates Black History Month
[Left to right: Karamo Brown, Elizabeth Acevedo, Toni Morrison, Amiri Baraka; image created by Hayley Nestor] In honor of Black History month, Technica Editorial recognizes Black writers who have left an indelible impact on American art, culture, and literature....
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science
[Left to right: Paula Hammond, Joycelyn Elders, Alice Ball; image created by Hayley Nestor] February 11th marks the fourth International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day that highlights the gender disparity in scientific fields, encourages women and girls...
Keeping Things Agreeable: Subject-Verb Agreement
If you’ve ever dabbled in learning a new language, one of the trickiest aspects to master is subject-verb agreement. Even the most accomplished editing professionals still get tripped up while writing in their own native tongue let alone a second language. …Why?...
Understanding and Combatting Implicit Bias in Peer Review
The theme of Peer Review Week 2018 is Diversity and Inclusion. While not an easy topic, it is a good opportunity to reflect on the issue of bias in peer review and strategies being taken to address the problem. Implicit bias in peer review Analysis of numerous...
Get to Know the Technica Staff: David Andrews
Each month, we will interview one employee to get their opinions on the publishing industry, hear what it’s like to work at Technica, and learn a little bit about them. This month we are interviewing David Andrews, who started at Technica this spring and is excited...
Technica Goes a Courting with SSP’s Speed Networking
May’s SSP regional meeting in Durham was a bit of a change of pace compared to the usual monthly meetup. This month, SSP members came together to engage in the publishing industry’s equivalent of speed dating. The meeting began with representatives from the ten SSP...
Notes from CSE 2018: Preprints, Surveys, ORCID, CRediT, and CHORUS
Earlier this month, Technica attended the CSE conference in beautiful New Orleans. The theme of the meeting was “Publishing in the Changing Climate of the Research Ecosystem,” very timely given how many areas of publishing are evolving in new and exciting...