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Peer reviewer refuses to review after author declines data sharing request
Gert Storms, a consulting editor for an American Psychological Association (APA) journal was asked to resign after refusing to review a paper because the author declined his request to share the...
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Help journal editors help you: Five top tips for authors
As an author, you want to get published in the right journal by the right editor. Terry Monahan, Managing Editor of the journal Eye and Contact Lens shares her top five tips so you can avoid being...
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How exactly does the editor want me to share my data?
Question Description: Thank you for providing the Data Availability Statement: "All relevant data are within the paper" Please note that the PLOS ONE data sharing policy requires that any data that...
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Caven S. Mcloughlin, Academic publication trainer & consultant
Caven S. Mcloughlin is Professor at Kent State University, Ohio-USA, and has been the Editor for the journal School Psychology International published by Sage Publications. He has...
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How to write an email to the editor inquiring about the current status of my...
Question Description: I have submitted a paper on January 10th and the status remains “Editor assigned” for almost 2 months. I want to make an inquiry now, so could you show me an example of a polite...
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How many reviewers are usually assigned for short communication articles?
Question Description: There are several types of papers; short communication, note, other than original article. In the meantime, usually how many peer reviewers are in charge for peer review per paper...
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Can you suggest journals which have a fast publication cycle?
Question Description: My paper needs to get accepted by a journal urgently. Do you think there is a journal that can accept my paper by May? I conducted on experiment on cardiac and did in vivo, in...
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Potential damage to astronauts' health on Mars mission assessed
The effect of exposure to deep space radiance on astronauts’ health is one of the major concerns of planning a mission to Mars. Therefore, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) funded a...
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Is our econometrics class regressive?
Has econometrics taught in classes kept pace with its application? Is a paradigm shift needed?Angrist and Pischke’s (2017)“Undergraduate econometrics instruction: through our classes, darkly” compares...
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Is theoretical framework indispensable in scholarly research like thesis and...
Question Description: A faculty member in the department suggested that we need to revised the old format for thesis and dissertation. One member of the committee suggested that we need to remove the...
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Where can I publish a hypothesis paper?
Question Description: Hi, I have studied, generalized and summarized thousands of papers. Now I propose a different aspect compared to the traditional view on tumor pathogenesis: new angle based on...
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Does someone who has assisted in experiments qualify to be a coauthor?
Question Description: Dear Dr. Eddy, I would like to publish an article. My field of work is protein engineering. I performed some part of my work in another lab. People in the lab technically helped...
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How can I respond to a reviewer comment about an error in the data?
Question Description: I have received notification of moderate revision from a journal. In my submitted manuscript I had an error and presented a wrong value for a parameter that I calculated (In other...
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Can I make minor changes in my revised manuscript that weren't suggested by...
Question Description: I have been asked to complete moderate revisions for a journal. I am aware that you have to track changes made to the manuscript in reference to reviewers comments and also for...
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How to write a cover letter for my submission?
Question Description: I am about to submit a medical case report and have no idea about what the cover letter is and how it is different from the title page. In the title page, I have put the title and...
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Quiz - Can you find all the publishers hidden in the grid?
Choosing a publisher and a specific journal affiliated to it is a very crucial step for researchers who want to publish their work. Given the large number of available choices, it is important for...
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Learning how to perform a review should be part of the PhD training
Dr. Jonas Ranstam, a medical statistician, was the overall winner of the Sentinels of Science Awards (2016). He was affiliated with several institutions, including Lund University, Sweden, as Professor...
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Guidelines for analytical method validation: How to avoid irreproducible...
Is there a way to ensure that your results do not end up being irreproducible and you do not face retraction as a result? In this post, Ira Krull discusses all aspects of analytical method validation,...
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Why is my accepted article not listed on PubMed?
Question Description: I have submitted a manuscript to one of the PubMed listed journals and it was accepted. My article is listed in the online journal, but not listed in PubMed. Another article by my...
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What is the PRISMA checklist?
Question Description: I got this comment from the journal: "We note that this manuscript is a meta-analysis; our author guidelines therefore require that you use PRISMA guidance to help improve...
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