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?...
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...
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 to...
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...
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 ways....
The age of Open Access in scholarly publishing has led to a rise in predatory conferences and fake journals taking advantage of authors seeking outlets for publishing. Many journal societies and institutions have tried to fight back against these predatory publishers....
