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How to create keywords for a research paper
Question Description: Dear Dr. Eddy, I have finished writing my paper and plan to submit it next week. However, I'm totally confused about creating keywords. Which keywords will be most effective for...
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The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science: Quick facts and submission tips
This post provides concise guidance for authors planning to contribute to The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science published by the Japanese Society for Veterinary Science.Aims and scopeThe Journal of...
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Will Sci-Hub change the face of academic publishing?
Should access to academic research be free? In the past year, this seemingly moral issue took a legal twist with Elsevier suing the founder of Sci-Hub. This website which provides unauthorized access...
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Is my research significant? Why you shouldn't rely on p values
P value is the most commonly reported statistic in research papers, and yet is widely misunderstood and misused. Recently, the American Statistical Association (ASA) released the “Statement on...
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DOAJ delists about 3,300 journals for failing to reapply
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) announced that it has delisted about 3,300 titles in order to ensure that questionable and inactive publishers do not find their way into the directory.The...
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How long will my paper show the status "editor invited"?
Question Description: My paper’s status has been ‘editor invited’ for 2 weeks, but today the status date changed although the status still shows ‘editor invited.’ I guess they couldn’t find suitable...
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Nobuko Miyairi
Nobuko is Regional Director, Asia Pacific, for ORCID (http://orcid.org), based in Tokyo, Japan.Nobuko is Regional Director, Asia Pacific, for ORCID (http://orcid.org), based in Tokyo, Japan. She joined...
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Compliance to guidelines and good practices in reporting animal research
Most governments and the scientific community in general aim to have a humane approach towards animals used in research. Therefore, it is important for authors to follow the guidelines required for...
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How do I start planning my own research paper?
Question Description: I am a second year MBBS student and want to write my own research paper as it might be useful for US Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE). Please guide me how and where to start. Thanks...
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Mouse fetuses injected with Zika virus get microcephaly
Researchers from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology worked together to find out whether...
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Interaction between magnetic fields of Earth and sun observed
Earth’s magnetic field protects the planet’s atmosphere from the solar wind, which consists of charged particles released by the sun’s magnetic field. The interaction between the sun and Earth’s...
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Can I appeal against the rejection of my paper?
Question Description: After submitting my paper on 30thApr 2015, I have received the final result - rejection - on 2nd May 2016, more than one year later. On going through the decision letter, I found...
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"One number from one tool is not enough to measure the quality of a journal"
Lacey E. Earle is Vice President of Business Development for Cabell’s International and leads corporate relations and business partnerships. She is well-versed in the many facets of academic publishing...
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What to do if a manuscript gets rejected because ethical approval was not...
Question Description: Ethical approval not obtained before a survey was done because the researcher felt it was a simple questionnaire survey, which elicited information on cost of drugs form...
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Germs could trigger type-1 diabetes
A team of researchers from Cardiff University's Systems Immunity Research Institute found that T-cells – a type of white blood cell that defends humans from germs – get activated by some types of...
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Tiny bacteria play an elemental role in stabilizing Earth’s atmosphere
Researchers at the University of East Anglia discovered that ‘Pelagibacterales,’ a group of bacteria, have a significant role to play in maintaining the stability of the Earth’s atmosphere by...
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U.S. launches $121-million National Microbiome Initiative to study...
On May 13, the U.S. government announced the launch of a National Microbiome Initiative to study and map the microorganisms that live in the atmosphere, in or on the human body, and any other...
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How should I respond if I cannot address a reviewer's suggestion?
Question Description: Dear Dr. Eddy,The reviewer thought it would be interesting to add a picture of the experimental setup of the sample in the testing machine, but I did not take pictures of the...
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Which journals would be interested in publishing an article on home health...
Question Description: Hello, I'd like to publish my opinion paper which is on Home Health Monitoring and Mental Health: an area of healthcare that is really booming and many would be interested in....
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What does a status change from "editor invited" to "decision in process"...
Question Description: Hi Dr. Eddy, I submitted my paper to Springer journal more than a month ago. The "Editor invited" status stayed for two weeks, and then it changed to "Decision in Process"...
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