Peer review ensures quality in academic research by having experts evaluate and validate study results before publication, crucial for maintaining scholarly integrity.

Some requests by reviewers to cite their own publications are coercive and can unnecessarily delay indexation and publication.

Peer review is integral to a scholar’s journey, whether you’re trying to secure funding, present research at a conference, or publish your findings in a book or journal. Yet despite its ubiquity and ...

Editor’s Note: Previously, this series on scholarly publishing has offered advice on approaching an editor, getting a book contract, and writing a “timely” book. Peer review can be stressful, even for ...

Traditionally, scientific publishing happened behind the scenes, with only the final product of a new scientific article shared with the research community at the end of the process. The efforts of ...

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