Predatory Publishing Makes a Comeback in COVID-19

Predatory Publishing Makes a Comeback in COVID-19

The name of the game in COVID-19 research has been speed. With the situation being everchanging and on the minds of both experts and laypeople, authors are trying to publish their latest COVID-19 studies as quickly as possible before scientific consensus changes....
Has COVID-19 Made Traditional Peer Review A Thing of the Past?

Has COVID-19 Made Traditional Peer Review A Thing of the Past?

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended virtually all aspects of our daily lives—from how we go to work and school to the ways we greet each other. And the methods for publishing scientific articles certainly have not been immune to these major changes. In a “normal” world,...
Technicast: ISMTE Recap

Technicast: ISMTE Recap

The Technicast is back! Despite the current pandemic, Technica Editorial was a part of the first ever virtual ISMTE North America Conference. The employees that attended provided a recap for our listeners highlighting their favorite moments and discussions from this...
Journal Indexing 101 Part III: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Journal Indexing 101 Part III: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Even if you’ve studied the steps for successful indexing and feel you’ve met all of the required criteria, the first-time success rate for acceptance in the major indexes is quite low. In fact, 60–80% of applicants are rejected on their first try. Having worked...
Unsub: The Latest Tool in Scholarly Journal Management

Unsub: The Latest Tool in Scholarly Journal Management

The economic toll of COVID-19 has proven wide-reaching over the last several months. It has not only led to businesses shutting down, high unemployment rates, and the cancellation of most public events, but the toll on education and academic institutions has been...

The Importance of Science Communication in the Time of COVID-19

Science touches and intertwines through all of our lives, making us stakeholders in many scientific arenas. Most recently, the race to tackle COVID-19, coinciding with a shift in open access policies of institutional research around the globe, has reminded us of the...