Reporting Research

Open access (OA) journals and traditional publishers both aim to communicate rigorous research, but their manuscript-formatting expectations often diverge in ways that materially…

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…

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…

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

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…

The economics of scholarly publishing have shifted substantially in the past decade: global spending on article processing charges (APCs) grew rapidly between 2019 and 2023, and…

Every published paper is only as durable as the scrutiny that follows it: recent monitoring shows almost 55,000 recorded retractions in 2024 alone, reflecting both the growth of…

Editors desk-reject a large share of submissions before peer review, and language problems are repeatedly flagged as a top avoidable reason. For early-career and experienced…

A clear argument and rigorous methods can be undermined by unclear structure or uneven presentation. Improved writing is not merely cosmetic. Empirical and industry analyses…

A manuscript’s first impression often determines whether it crosses the editorial threshold. Professional providers report millions of authors seeking editorial support worldwide,…

The biomedical literature has expanded rapidly: PubMed indexed more than 27 million records through 2024, reflecting steep growth in biomedical outputs and an expanding set of…

A recent landscape study found more than 32,700 suspected fake papers linked to organised “paper mills,” and concluded that fraudulent outputs are growing faster than…