A Commentary on Academic Publishing: Insider Tips

Academic publishing is electronic publishing

Derk Haank began by saying that he wanted to keep his presentation simple and would make only a few statements. The first of these was to say that, although it might be stating the obvious, academic publishing is electronic publishing. It has been remarkable how quickly things have progressed since the invention of the Web, and an EC study recently recognised that the revolution in electronic p...

Tips for writing and publishing an article.

Peer reviewed publications are the primary source of important new information. This editorial provides tips for writing various sections of research papers, review articles, and case reports. Additional topics discussed include making decisions about authorship, selecting a journal for submission of an article, understanding the peer review process and expectations of editors and reviewers, an...

Ethics in academic publishing: a timely reminder

Most, if not all, academic librarians are by now familiar with the term “predatory publishing.” Beall in 2012 defined predatory publishers as “those that unprofessionally exploit the gold open-access model for their own profit,” often taking advantage of junior faculty and graduate students [1]. This problem has grown at an almost exponential rate. Whereas Beall identified 23 suspected predator...

Great Impressions in Academic Publishing

By wide margins, the House cast preliminary votes on Mar 2, 1995 for a bill that would prohibit federal agencies fi-om protecting wetlands or endangered species unless landowners are compensated for any resulting decline in their property's value. The bill, which is strongly opposed by the Clinton administration, would make it easier for landowners to file claims against the government when the...

What academic publishing can do for science?