Can Academic Peer Review be Fixed?
Publishing research helps the public benefit from your academic research. Other scientists can learn from your paper. Some may use it as the basis for their experiments. The peer…
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Is Open Peer Review Good Enough?
Peer review is an essential part of science publishing, and although it has been criticized many times, it remains the most accepted way to assess the quality of research papers.…
What Is Open Peer Review? A Definitive Study
Peer review is a way by which manuscripts can be assessed for their quality. Reviewers scrutinize the draft of a journal article, grant application, or other work and provide…
Post-Publication Peer Review of Scientific Manuscripts: Boom or Bust?
Before research appears in scientific publications, it is peer-reviewed. Recognized experts often are researchers themselves who will scrutinize the manuscript. If the research is…
Will Crowd-based Peer Review Replace Traditional Peer Review?
In simple terms, if you want your research paper published in a reputable journal, it must be read and assessed by experts in the field through the peer review process before being…
Animal Studies: Important Ethical Considerations You Need to Know
Animal research has been conducted for a very long time. One of the key arguments for animal testing is the fact that we can generate data that will be useful for treating disease…
OSCOSS: A Collaborative Tool for Social Science Researchers
Publishing academic research is one of the ways by which scholars communicate their findings with each other. As with any science, data is collected, analyzed, and presented; it is…
Peer Review: What Do Reviewers Look for in Your Manuscript?
Peer review is an important part of the publishing process. Reviewers look for accuracy, timeliness, and appropriateness of the manuscript that can greatly affect the chances of…
Know the Journey Behind an Editorial Decision in the Digital Age
After months of data collection, data analysis, and manuscript preparation, it is a huge relief when you finally submit your manuscript for publication. However, what happens to a…
Solving the Reproducibility Crisis in Scientific Research
A search for truth drives scientific research. One of the tests for research findings is that it must be reproducible research. If you are the only person who can observe a result…
Does Sci-Hub’s Pirated Papers Mean the End of Subscription Journals?
Elsevier is a giant in the academic publishing industry. In 2010, the company made just over £74M in profits. So why is a giant like Elsevier battling it out in court with guerilla…
Paid to Publish—the Chinese Cash Cow
In Western science culture, it is often expected that research will be done out of a desire to advance knowledge. It is not the norm for scientists to be given financial rewards…