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"Almost every editor I have ever met has a problem with finding good quality...
Pippa Smart is the owner of PSP Consulting, a company that offers advice and consultancy services to publishers, journals, and editors across the world. She advises publishers (particularly...
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Human nose houses a potential lifesaving antibiotic
When researchers at the University of Tübingen and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) were studying Staphylococcus lugdunensis, an antibiotic-resistant pathogen that colonizes the human...
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Author education tour in Korea to help researchers publish successfully
Close on the heels of launching a new abstract and cover letter development service for Korean authors, Editage has been working actively with Korean universities to help authors overcome language...
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Roboticist develops a 3D food printer that prints edible items
Professor Hod Lipso, a roboticist at Columbia Engineering who works in the areas of artificial intelligence and digital manufacturing, has along with his students developed a prototype of a 3D food...
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Is it acceptable to cite Chinese literature in an SCI paper?
Question Description: I have written a paper and plan to submit it to an SCI journal. In my paper, I have cited some literature from Chinese journals. Will it affect the chances of my paper getting...
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NIH reverses ban on human-animal chimera research
On 4 August, the US federal agency National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would lift the funding moratorium that it had imposed on HIH-funded research, prohibiting researchers from...
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How to write a response to reviewer comments in case of minor revisions
Question Description: Within a short period of time after submission, the status message showed ‘accept pending minor revisions.’ The only comment I received was: "Please check your paper for English...
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International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics: Quick facts and submission tips
Are you planning to submit a research paper to the journal International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics? This post provides factual information, tips, and guidance to authors. Aims and...
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Why is the post-review decision of my revised manuscript taking time?
Question Description: When I submitted my manuscript to a renowned journal, within a month after review I received a mail stating that my manuscript status has changed to "Required Reviews Completed",...
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Author education tour in Korea to help researchers publish successfully
Close on the heels of launching a new abstract and cover letter development service for Korean authors, Editage has been working actively with Korean universities to help authors overcome language...
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Authors face plagiarism charge due to medical writer's unethical actions: A...
Many authors, particularly those who lack fluency in English, often take the assistance of professional medical writing services. However, authors should be extremely cautious when choosing such...
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"Gotcha reviewing": Do journals err on the side of rejection rather than...
Journal rejection is considered a natural part of the publication process. However, top-tier journals are more inclined toward rejecting a paper than accepting it, which Neil Herndon, the...
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Exposure to crude oil causes heart and skull deformities in haddock
A team of scientists from Norway and NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle studied the effect of oil spills on the haddock, cod, and pollock species of fish. They discovered...
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The American Chemical Society to launch a chemistry preprint server
The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced on 10 August that plans to start a preprint server exclusively for chemistry papers.The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced on 10 August that it...
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Total number of cortical neurons distinguishes the human brain from those of...
For the longest time, researchers have wondered why humans have bigger and more developed brains compared to primates. A new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University has revealed that there is...
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The basics of converting your PhD thesis into journal articles
As a PhD student, you must have invested months in collecting and analyzing data and writing your doctoral thesis or dissertation. Why not make optimum use of all this material and convert your thesis...
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Body clock disruptions affect human susceptibility to viruses
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, have found that the time at which our body is invaded by viruses has an impact on our...
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"Cognitive offloading": Is the Internet affecting human memory?
A team of researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz and University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign studied the effect of Internet usage on our memory. According to them, we have come to...
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology: Quick facts and submission tips
This post summarizes the information of interest to potential contributors to the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.Aims and scopeApplied and Environmental Microbiology publishes research...
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How to include author-year citations into the text of research papers
What are the correct ways of including citations into the text of research papers? This article illustrates two ways of inserting citations into research papers depending on what is being...
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