2026

Universities and journals are tightening policies on generative AI, and many researchers now face a practical concern: a legitimate research manuscript that used AI for support (such as language polishing) may still be flagged by automated…

The rise of visual summaries has changed how researchers discover and share papers online. Early evaluations found that tweets with visual abstracts produced substantially higher impressions, retweets, and article visits compared with…

Multimedia summaries of research are no longer niche: publishers and authors are increasingly using short videos to explain findings, boost discoverability, and widen reach. A cross-disciplinary analysis found a sevenfold increase in video…

A concise, informative abstract is the gateway to any review article. Editors and readers often decide whether to read a full review based on the abstract alone. It must therefore reflect the article’s purpose, scope, method, main findings,…

Visual summaries are now a mainstream element of scholarly publishing. Dozens of major journals request or encourage a graphical abstract at submission, and more than 100 journals and institutions have adopted visual-abstract strategies for…

A growing number of journals now screen submissions for text overlap before peer review, and similarity reports can flag not only copied material from other authors, but also reused passages from an author’s own prior papers. Before…

High-quality figures raise a manuscript’s chance of clear communication and timely publication; conversely, poor artwork is a frequent cause of resubmission requests and production delays. Journals routinely ask for higher-resolution…

Short, well-produced video abstracts can increase article visibility and social attention. Studies report higher article views, improved Altmetric scores, and—in some cases—modest increases in citations. This article defines the main…

A well-crafted abstract determines whether editors, reviewers, and busy readers engage with a manuscript. Medical and clinical editors frequently state that they may screen submissions by reading only the abstract, making its format and…

Image Resolution, Pixel Dimensions, and Aspect Ratio: Preparing Publication-Ready Figures Poor-quality figures are a frequent cause of desk rejection and delays during production. Many journals report that improperly prepared artwork…