Instructions for authors

The move towards open access (OA) has been embraced by a number of journals. However, one issue that arises when discussing OA is the fact that some journals do not charge article…

When people read in a hurry (especially when reading online material), they mostly skim through the details and pay attention only to the headlines. Headlines are the signposts…

In our last post, we talked about the purpose and criteria of journals. Here we will discuss the actual preparation of the manuscript, rightly called "Manuscript Preparation." We…

Most journals list the scope and audience of the journal on their homepage itself, and that’s the page most authors visit when first perusing a journal. However, authors must…

In our last post, we spoke about preparing the manuscript for submission to a particular journal. As the next step, this article discusses the typical process to submit a…

Physical quantities like weights and measures have been standardized through a network of international agreements which collectively form the SI or International System of Units…

“It’s Just So Different” Ask any prospective college students about their fears and concerns about starting their new program and they’ll gladly provide a list: moving to a new…

An Increasing Need for Academic Translation As open access publishing offers greater availability of journals from around the globe, the need for accurate translation of academic…

Throughout history there always seems to have been a predominant language for communication. Greek once served this role in the ancient Mediterranean until it was displaced by…

Where Should You Look to Benchmark? Until an allegedly lost manuscript was found in January 2015, Harper Lee, the author of To Kill A Mocking Bird, was presumed to have written…