Trump's first budget proposal spells disaster for U.S. science agencies
U.S. President Donald Trump released the blueprint of his first federal budget for the next year on March 16. He proposed severe cuts to the science budget, sending shockwaves among the scientific...
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View ArticleAxios Review announces closure, will no longer accept documents for peer review
Axios Review, an independent non-profit peer review service announced that the company plans to shut down and, effective immediately, they will stop accepting further submissions from March 1. This...
View ArticleMars might get rings in the future, a new theory suggests
Mars is known as the red planet while Jupiter is the one with rings. However, according to a latest theory by Prudue University researchers – David Minton, assistant professor of Earth, atmospheric and...
View ArticleFemale mosquitoes have an extra set of odor sensors to detect human scents
Researchers have been trying to understand why and how mosquitoes get attracted to humans as their prey by studying their odor sensor system. However, biologists at Vanderbilt University have...
View ArticleTop 10 avoidable mistakes as an author
This infographic lists 10 avoidable mistakes that authors make in their manuscripts. If authors are made aware of these mistakes and they make conscious efforts to avoid them, they could indirectly...
View ArticleDr. Kim Holmberg: We are not yet ready to use altmetrics to measure research...
Dr. Kim Holmberg is a postdoctoral researcher at the Research Unit for the Sociology of Education (RUSE) at the University of Turku, Honorary Research Fellow at the Statistical Cybermetrics Research...
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Dear Dr. Eddy, Thank you very much for your response. Actually, I remained honest and my article was accepted for publication in their journal. Here is the answer I gave to the reviewer : " ... We...
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Question Description: The department is assigned to facilitate a seminar/workshop on international publication. I found editage insights simple but extremely helpful in the preparation of manuscript...
View ArticleAcademic publishing and scholarly communications: Good reads, March 2017
A lot has been happening in the scholarly circles this month: from Trump's first budget proposal, to NIH allowing preprints in grant applications, a sting operation exposing predatory publishers, and...
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View Article6 Ethical principles governing research in traditional medicine
73782399The ethics governing research in Traditional Medicine (TM) has been subject to substantial debate. The controversies have generally revolved around the unreasonable harvesting of medicinal...
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View ArticleWhy you should be a skeptical scientist
"Don’t take my word for it, but being a scientist is about being a skeptic," says Tim van der Zee in this post. Read on to know why he thinks scientists should be skeptical of what they read and the...
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Question Description: hello, In order to publish my paper at The Journal the cover letter should include four (4) experts in the field as potential reviewers for the manuscript. I ask some professors...
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