For researchers, the road to publication is often a difficult one — and it just got even trickier. With the advent of open-access (OA) journals in which authors often pay a fee to be published, the scholarly publishing world has been the target of many scams. Fake...
One of the aspects I love most about the publishing industry is the diverse group of professional backgrounds that it attracts. A number of my colleagues were English majors, but there are also plenty of publishing experts who studied history, journalism, or language...
Getting rejected stinks. Wouldn’t it be great if we could appeal people’s decisions in life? Imagine asking someone on a date and getting rejected. What if you could submit an appeal letter explaining your argument with data to back it up? If only. Well, in science,...
Abstracts are the most read section of any manuscript, and they can decide readers’ stances on your manuscript before they even read your Introduction. Thinking of your abstract as a marketing tool for your manuscript can be daunting. Not only is this important bit of...
You, a prospective author, open your inbox eager to receive that long-awaited acceptance email, only to find a request for additional revisions from the editorial office. Waiting to hear from a journal office about your manuscript can be a grueling experience; the...
Sitting down to write a scholarly research paper can be a bit of a challenge. Take it from someone who is currently working on his first research paper since Undergrad and is dreading an eventual dissertation. I tried to get some advice from someone who knows a thing...
