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March 18, 2020 by Lisa Clancy

China to end the reign of the impact factor?

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Despite numerous commentators denouncing the metric and many prestigious journals discontinuing its use as a promotional tool, the journal impact factor (JIF) refuses to go away and remains pervasive in scientific publishing. “The impact factor is a statistically indefensible indicator of journal performance; it flatters to deceive, distributing credit that has been earned by only […]

Filed Under: Journal Selection, Latest Posts Tagged With: China, china impact factor, citation cartel, DORA, flawed metrics, flaws with IF, impact factor bias, impact factor game, journal impact factor, metrics, misconduct, research impact, researcher evaluation, San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), self citation, tenure

January 21, 2020 by Lisa Clancy

Is it misconduct to submit a translated version of a published paper to another journal?

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The short answer … Yes – if you do not declare that it is a translated version of an already published paper. No – if you make it clear that it is a translated version, i.e., not original research. This blog English is the (current) universal language of science. The pressure on English-as-a-second-language (ESL) researchers […]

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May 7, 2019 by Lisa Clancy

How to choose a journal

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With an estimated 30,000 active scientific journals, each with their own specific requirements, it can be difficult to know where to send your article. Here, we present a short video blog with some tips on choosing the right journal. In summary: 1. Look at your reference list Identify the journal titles of: articles that were […]

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November 10, 2016 by Teresa Nolan

Don’t fall prey to “predatory” journals

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What are predatory journals? Predatory journals are profiteering “individuals or companies”, who use the open-access publishing system to exploit authors, by charging them article processing fees without providing the high quality editorial services associated with legitimate journals [1]. How prevalent are they? Predatory journals are on the rise; their publication volumes increased “from 53,000 in […]

Filed Under: Archives, Journal Selection, Latest Posts Tagged With: authors' exploited, editorial board, exploit authors, high quality editorial services, journal index, journal publisher, open access publishing, peer-review, Predatory journals, publishing

October 3, 2016 by Teresa Nolan

Impact Factor

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Understanding journal impact factors What they are An impact factor is a metric for ranking scientific journals [1]. Impact factors are calculated for every two-year period by dividing the number of times articles were cited by the number of articles that are citable [2]. The following is a list of the top five highest-impact journals […]

Filed Under: Author's Resources, For Authors, Journal Selection Tagged With: article acceptance, article rejected, editorial board screening, finding the right journal, guidelines and tutorials on how to prepare your article, Impact Factor, journal selector, journal-specific requirements

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