These days, a lot of quality work is being performed by non-native English-speaking authors. Therefore, a positive and inclusive author experience is essential to keep submissions rolling in and to establish a favorable reputation for your journal. Once a manuscript...
When submitting manuscripts for peer review, authors are often reluctant to provide information on their manuscript’s submission history, concerned that a prior rejection might reflect badly on their current submission. However, there may be good reasons for...
It’s a problem that publishers don’t want to face but, unfortunately, often have to: a steadily declining number of submissions to their journal. At first glance, the reason for the decline may not be obvious, but doing a thorough audit of the journal can turn up...
The current COVID-19 pandemic underscores the importance of having seamless remote working methods whenever in-person contact is not a feasible option. But an international crisis isn’t the only reason to go digital. Authors and editors might have a whole host of...
The impact of COVID-19 has reached deeply into all of our lives and as the business owners of Technica Editorial, Jack and I have grappled with work-from-home plans as well as making sure all of our employees are able to create a clear, focused workspace. We’ve...
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 Grace Taylor, a Miami, FL native and proud NC State Wolfpack alumna...
