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Can I use the third person to refer to myself in the manuscript?
Question Description: What is the best way to refer to myself in the manuscript: 'I' or 'the author'? Can I say 'The author thinks that..." Is this correct? Answer: Most international English language...
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New study casts light on the career outcomes of new doctorates
It is well known that the number of PhD holders is increasing every year, but what is not so well known is the career path they choose. How many of them continue to be a part of academia, how many join...
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Why does the status change from "decision in process" to "with editor" again?
Question Description: Dear Editor, Recently, the status of my revised manuscript in a Springer journal changed as follows: 09 Nov: Submitted to the Journal 11 Nov: under review 03 Dec: under review 05...
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Inadequate guidelines about graphical abstract confuses author: A case study
The graphical abstract is a relatively new concept. while it is fast gaining popularity with journals, authors are not yet very familiar with the idea. Inadequate journal guidelines about such new...
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Can the corresponding authors and order of authors be changed in the revised...
Question Description: Hi, I have a problem. I have finally managed to get my paper accepted with minor revisions. However, my professor suddenly requires me to change the corresponding authors and the...
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First three days of mouse embryo development observed through a new light...
Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Germany have developed a new light sheet microscope using which they have been able to view the earliest stages of cell division. Jan...
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Who's losing in the race to publish --- science?
Researchers scramble to boost their publication record by targeting to publish in high impact factor journals as their career advancement depends on it. Consequentially, most researchers face a dilemma...
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Researchers discover the cause behind 'inattentional deafness'
Although reseatchers have known about the phenomenon of 'inattentional deafness,' the exact reasons behind it were not known. A team of researchers from University College London conducted a study on...
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Are thematic special issues of journals indexed in SCI as well?
Question Description: I submitted my paper to Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnolgy (www.aspbs.com/jnn). The editor sent an email saying it has been accepted for publication by the journal, and will...
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Nature Publishing Group announces the success of content-sharing initiative
In December 2014, Nature Publishing Group had launched a content sharing initiative as a trial for one year using ReadCube. NPG has announced the success of the initiative and its long-term use. In...
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Publication bias against negative results leads to author's distress: A case...
Faced with negative results and a publication bias, authors sometimes resort to unethical means such as tweaking the data or changing the research question, in their desperation to publish their...
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What causes cancer - "bad luck" or extrinsic factors?
Earlier this year, a team of researchers at John Hopkins University published a paper which suggested that random mutations in DNA had a significant role to play in cancer development. These findings...
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Nine Italian researchers accused of negligence in olive tree deaths
Nine Italian researchers and a public official, who were working to control the spread of a deadly bacterium that kills olive trees, have been accused of worsening the transmission of the pathogen and...
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New study casts light on the career outcomes of new doctorates
It is well known that the number of PhD holders is increasing every year, but what is not so well known is the career path they choose. How many of them continue to be a part of academia, how many join...
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How does the brain switch between wakefulness and sleep?
Typical sleep patterns in mammals are composed of two phases: non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep or dreaming sleep. Researchers from Bern wanted to understand the...
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Molecular tussle for survival between Ebola virus and bats dates millions of...
Certain species of bats have been known to harbor Ebola virus. According to a study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the University of Colorado-Boulder (CU-Boulder) and the...
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An overview of the ORCID Survey 2015
ORCID (Open Research and Contributor Identifier), a non-profit, community-based initiative aimed at creating unique identifiers for researchers, conducted a survey to understand researchers’ awareness...
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Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, December 2015
December has been an eventful month for science. This post lists some of the most interesting news items handpicked by our team of editors. From the historic climate summit in Paris to interesting...
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You ask, we answer: Top 10 questions for Dr. Eddy in 2015
The year 2015 has been a truly exciting year for Dr. Eddy: he has been on his toes, answering the flood of questions pouring in from researchers across the world. This post lists the top 10 questions...
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Know Your Journal: Psychological Science
This post offers concise information for those planning to submit a paper to Psychological Science.Aims and scopePsychological Science publishes research that covers the ‘entire spectrum of the science...
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