2025

A bibliometric analysis of 10,558 original research articles published in five leading medical journals (NEJM, JAMA, Nature Medicine, The Lancet, and BMJ) between 2010 and 2019 found that corresponding-author affiliations came from only 77…

Failure to match a target journal’s citation style is a common, avoidable cause of desk rejection and unnecessary revision cycles. Editors and submission checklists routinely screen manuscripts for basic compliance with author guidelines,…

Manuscript formatting and citation errors are a frequent cause of avoidable delays during journal submission. Editors and author guidelines commonly flag incorrect citation style or noncompliance with manuscript layout as reasons for desk…

A surprising share of submissions are rejected at the editorial screening stage because of technical or formatting noncompliance - problems that often begin with inconsistent citations and reference lists. Recent publisher data and editor…

Every few years, scholarly publishing experiences a moment that quietly but decisively reshapes its future. 2025 marked an onset to that moment, marked by through a series of developments that collectively forced the publishing ecosystem to…

Open access (OA) journals and traditional publishers both aim to communicate rigorous research, but their manuscript-formatting expectations often diverge in ways that materially affect submission speed, peer review, and production. One…

The discussion chapter is often the most consequential and the most challenging chapter in a degree thesis. For many examiners, it determines whether reported results make a meaningful contribution to the field. Clear guidance from writing…

Researchers increasingly turn to generative AI for writing support, and large language models (LLMs) now produce fluent summaries, edits, and suggestions in seconds. Yet recent evaluations show significant risks when these tools handle…

A well-executed literature review can determine whether a thesis is persuasive, publishable, and defensible. Recent guidance emphasizes that review types and reporting standards have evolved. Systematic reporting standards were updated in…

Submitting different article types to the same journal presents a deceptively simple problem: journals often publish a range of formats original research, systematic reviews, short reports, methods papers, case reports, commentaries, yet…