How Can Researchers Get the Most from Wiley Online Library?
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Why Should Repositories Replace Supplementary Material?
Journals insist that accessing the supplementary material for a manuscript becomes a headache for them, mostly because they appear as broken links. Instead they prefer them in the…
An Editor-in-Chief’s Take: Addressing Post Acceptance/Publication Changes of Manuscripts
Requests to make alterations to manuscripts after they have been accepted is very rare. Editors do not maintain a systematic record of such cases. Therefore it is difficult to say…
Why Do Open Access Publications Get Higher Citations
Open access (OA) is a publishing model gaining in popularity. In the last five years, there has been a strong push from many major institutions to shift partially or fully to open…
Are Ghost Authors Affecting the Authenticity of Clinical Trials?
Ghost authors — individuals that make a large contribution to a research article but are not listed as an author — appear to be common in large clinical trials. These clinical…
8 Most Common Types of Plagiarism to Stay Away from!
Plagiarism, or passing someone else’s work as your own, is not a new phenomenon in research. It has gained greater attention with the advent of technology that has made it easier…
Why are Manuscript Revisions Necessary?
Just imagine, it is 1970 and you are a young physicist working in black hole theory, which was a new and startling topic in the early 1970s. You have discovered what comes to be…
Tips on Manuscript Resubmission: How to Write a Good Rebuttal Letter
Following from ‘Five Tips for Writing a Good Rebuttal Letter’, we revisit the theme of manuscript resubmission to academic journals. The initial feedback from editors and…
Finished Submitting a Journal Manuscript: What’s Next?
Every paper submitted to a good scientific journal goes through peer review. Manuscript submission is just the very beginning of what could be a lengthy process, at the end of…
MECA: Simplify Your Manuscript Resubmission
Every scientist knows the pain caused by journal rejection. To ensure compliance, researchers need to modify manuscripts based on the referee suggestions. In certain cases,…
How to Avoid Plagiarism in Research Papers (Part 2)
In our previous article, we introduced the definition of plagiarism and instructions on reusing intellectual output from others without committing plagiarism. We also provided…
Similarity Check: A Unique Plagiarism Screening Tool
Manuscripts provide novel insights that reflect the authenticity and originality of the work when writing and sharing data. To combat plagiarism in manuscripts, CrossCheck (now…