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What is the meaning of the status 'pending recommendation'?
Question Description: I submitted a journal paper to a journal about 6 months ago, and the status recently has changed from 'under review' to 'pending recommendation.' What does this mean?AnswerThe...
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New peer reviewers should learn to review their own work: Edgar Guevara
Edgar Guevara is currently a CONACYT research fellow at CIACYT-UASLP and member of the Mexican National System of Researchers. He has been the technical specialist of a telemedicine project (proinnova...
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Corresponding author assigns co-authors without their knowledge: A case study
We have heard of co-authors being denied authorship, but what if researchers who have not been a part of a paper are listed as co-authors without their knowledge? Wondering why anybody would want to do...
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Why is my manuscript's status showing "under review" and "decision made"...
Question Description: I have submitted a manuscript to a journal on editorial manager and now the same paper is shown in two folders: (1) Submissions Being Processed, and (2) Completed Submissions with...
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Authors beware: Avoid falling prey to predatory journals and bogus conferences
Authors beware: How to avoid falling prey to predatory journals and bogus conferencesDr. Donald Samulack, President US Operations, Editage, Cactus Communications, in conversation with Dr. Anne Woods,...
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Breakthrough Prize awards $25 million to physicists, life scientists, and...
On 4 December, the Breakthrough Foundation honored physicists, life scientists, and mathematicians with the Breakthrough Prize worth $25 million for making significant contributions to their fields....
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Take our survey: Author perspectives on the academic publishing process
As authors, you are at the center of the academic publishing system. What according to you needs change about academic publishing? Take this survey to let us know: Author perspectives on the academic...
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Serials crisis hits National Taiwan University, Elsevier journal...
The library of National Taiwan University (NTU) published a notice on its website saying that from 2017, it planned to discontinue its subscriptions to Elsevier’s ScienceDirect journals, citing high...
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What does the status 'under editor evaluation' mean?
Question Description: I submitted a manuscript to an Elsevier Journal. The status has been “under review” for 2 weeks. After that, it was changed to “Under Editor Evaluation”. What does this status...
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What are the documents required during online submission?
Question Description: Dear Dr. Eddy,I'm currently submitting my paper to Science via the online submission system. I have a few questions:1. The cover letter provided by your editing service is...
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What is the meaning of "archiving completed" status?
Question Description: My manuscript has been rejected due to a seroius misapprehension so I made an answer to the Editor, expounding all of the comments and questions of the reviewers including the...
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What is the difference between SJIF and RJIF and which is a better indicator...
Question Description: I have submitted my article at a time in two journals showing one SJIF 3.7 and another RJIF 5.2. Is there any problem of submitting in two journals at a time? What is the...
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Can you suggest a journal with rapid turnaround time for a study on academic...
Question Description: I have a research study that I have completed and a rapid turn around journal is imperative to keeping my position. Thoughts and direction?AnswerAcademic integrity sounds like an...
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What should be the subject line of an email to the editor providing...
Question Description: The journal I am going to submit my manuscript to does not require a cover letter. So, I am considering telling the editor the information which is usually written in cover letter...
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Can I use content from my Japanese publication for an English paper?
Question Description: I have published my Japanese paper in a journal 1 year ago. As a developmental research, I will translate the part of this Japanese paper to English, and will submit to an English...
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Online course on publication ethics: Register now!
This online course titled Avoid Retractions: Publish Ethically is an effort to provide guided learning on ethics in a simple and systematic manner allowing participants to learn at their own pace and...
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Understanding science communication better: A conversation with Barbara Gastel
Barbara Gastel (BA, MD, MPH), coordinates the master's degree program in science and technology journalism at Texas A&M University. She has written three books on communicating and teaching...
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How should I state in my academic CV the impact factor of the journals I've...
Question Description: Hi Dr. Eddy,I have a question. I published my research article in a well known journal two years ago. Its impact factor is 4.52 at that time of publishing. But its present impact...
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Ethics of authorship from a journal editor's perspective
Ethics of authorship from a journal editor’s perspectiveThis is the final segment of the conversation between Dr. Donald Samulack, President US Operations, Editage, Cactus Communications, in...
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The university press - a system on life support
A university press is most often a loss making entity serving an established research university. In addition to producing textbooks for students, its rationale has long been to serve the needs of...
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