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The impact of the impact factor in a changing academic world
Since 2012, scholarly publishing has seen a boom in useful discussions about alternative metrics; science for the public; and measuring research impact in terms of how it touches and improves people’s...
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Puzzle of the week - June 17
How quickly can you unscramble the letters to reveal these words related to journal publishing? (Credit: The thumbnail image for this puzzle has been sourced from www.amenclinics.com.)
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Can my patent-related contents be published in a journal?
Question Description: Can I publish my patent about architecture building in any architecture related journal? If my contents are good, what will be beneficial for me?AnswerPatent rules are country...
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What does "indication of figures and tables" mean?
Question Description: Thanks for your support in advance. I am about to submit my paper and I have a question on journal guidelines. In my paper, there are figures and according to them I am supposed...
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"You should always follow your heart in research"
Jon Tennant is currently a final year PhD (palaeontology) student at Imperial College London in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering. His research focuses on patterns of biodiversity and...
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Female bears find human settlements ideal to protect cubs
Bear cubs are at a high risk of losing their life to infanticidal male bears who may want to impregnate a female who has just borne cubs. To protect the cubs, female bears in Scandinavia seem to have...
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Can I correct an error I detected after the article was published online?
Question Description: I found a mistake in one of the tables/figures in my paper after it was published online. It takes some time for this journal to issue the print edition, so I want to correct my...
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Research misconduct and the need for author education
One of the most challenging problems that academia is dealing with is misconduct in research. However, tackling the ever-increasing incidents of misconduct is challenging because of the complexity of...
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Can you find the types of research articles hidden in this grid?
As a researcher, you need to have a clear idea about the different types of articles that you could publish in journals. Last year, we published a post on 6 different types of articles published by...
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Mosquito bite inflammation helps viruses replicate
When a mosquito bites a human, it leaves behind some of its saliva, leading to an inflammation that can help the virus it is carrying to infect the body. However, when the white blood cells –...
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NIH approves the first CRISPR clinical trial
The CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology is inching closer towards clinical trials with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) approving a proposal to use it in cancer treatment.On June 21, the...
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Can I republish my Japanese article in English?
Question Description: I have published a paper in Japanese at a trade paper. I want to republish it in an international English-language peer reviewed journal. Can I do this?AnswerWhen you are...
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"Academics are resilient to changes in peer review"
Jon Tennant is currently a final year PhD (palaeontology) student at Imperial College London in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering. His research focuses on patterns of biodiversity and...
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Unintentional copyright infringement by an author: A case study
Authors sometimes have preconceived ideas about copyright. Some authors are under the impression that open access articles do not have copyright. Such a mistaken idea led an author to make an...
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Finding the right journal to disseminate your research
Productive scientists are also writers who, at once, communicate with each other and create the scientific record through publication in peer-reviewed journals. The purpose of this article is to...
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Why academics think Brexit is bad news for UK science
Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) has sent massive shockwaves throughout the world. While the economists and politicians are worried about the economic stability of the nation post the...
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Academic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, June 2016
In June, most of the discussion in scholarly circles revolved around misconduct, corruption and credibility in science, the future of science communication, and of course, Brexit.June just whizzed by...
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What does the status "Reviewer assignment pending" mean?
Question Description: I submitted my revised manuscript to Molecular Neurobiology via Springer link editorial manager. The status is "Reviewer assignment pending" for 15 days. What does it mean? Have...
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Online course teaching scientists to communicate effectively with the media
Success in academia is increasingly tied to public engagement, and scientists have to engage with the media to promote their research and explain its significance to the public. This online training...
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How many research fields do you know about?
Here's a crosssworrd puzzle to keep you thinking for some time. Listed below are hints that define different subject areas or research fields. All you need to do is follow the clue to guess the subject...
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