Why Does Peer Review take so long? (Part I)
Questions from the Audience: Why does Peer Review take so long? (Part I)This is one of the most common questions about the publishing process. You’ve submitted a paper and have been patient. You’ve...
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Continued from last week's post... I’ve had some pretty good feedback from the last post, which leads me to want to continue it this week. The more I read other blogs and pieces on peer review, the...
View ArticleDeadly Sins of Publishing: The Multiple Submission
Deadly Sins of Publishing: Submission of a Paper to Multiple JournalsThis is a periodic column I plan to write that outlines some of the worstthings you can do as a prospective author. These are things...
View ArticleReferencing
So I’ve been a little bit delinquent in posting as of late, but hey, it’s nearly Christmas, so cut me some slack. After all, it’s the slow season for journals. True story. It’s the end of term and...
View ArticleContacting a Journal
Today’s post is dedicated to a friend of mine, who is petrified of contacting an editor. Why is my friend scared, you may ask. I honestly don’t know, but my main guess is that the editor represents all...
View ArticleReasons for Rejection (Part I)
My goal with this blog is to help early career researchers navigate the rather complex world that is getting published. I can’t tell you how to write the perfect article because, honestly, there is no...
View ArticleReasons for Rejection (Part II)
Apologies for the delay in posting - and for the relative brevity in this post - it's been a busy few weeks. I've had some interesting discussions from my last post; it's been great to hear from other...
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What To Do When You Are Rejected
(a break from my Reasons for Rejection series, which I'll get around to finishing soon, promise)Notice I didn’t say “if” you are rejected? It’s just part of academic life, especially at the early...
View ArticleReasons for Rejection (Part III)
Finally, some more reasons for rejection! Again, these have very little to do with the academic content of your paper. In fact reasons 4, 3, and 2 have one thing in common: following the guidelines....
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Choosing the Right Journal (The No. 1 Reason For Rejection)
Finally going to finish this series of the top reasons for rejection. The main reason we reject papers outright is extremely easy to avoid – the paper simply does not belong in the journal. You’ve...
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Further thoughts on Choosing the Right Journal
In my last post, I gave a list of things to consider when choosing a journal. After a few conversations, I've decided to expound on this a bit and add in some more thoughts. So this is just an...
View ArticleDeadly Sins of Publishing: The Co-author Calamity
Finally returned to my Deadly Sins series - and apologies for the gap in posts, I've been on a break and also changing to freelance journal admin and copy-editing, which means I'm open to offers and...
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Guest Post: Writing and Writer's Block as an ECR
Firstly, Happy New Year to all my readers! I hope 2015 brings you all health, wealth, and, of course, published papers! Secondly, I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for all the follows,...
View ArticleGuest Post: Writing and Writer's Block as a Professor
This is part two of my two-parter (Part I can be found here). The point of the two-part guest post is to demonstrate a shared experience: writer's block and insecurities are not unique to ECRs. The...
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The Editorial Board
Firstly, apologies for the delay in posting. Since my last post, I've had a trans-continental move and adopted a new office assistant. She’s a border collie mix who has strong feelings about footnotes...
View ArticleWhy Does Peer Review take so long? (Part I)
Questions from the Audience: Why does Peer Review take so long? (Part I)This is one of the most common questions about the publishing process. You’ve submitted a paper and have been patient. You’ve...
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Speaking with Editors at Conferences
Something I've been asked quite a bit is about the presence of editors and editorial board members at conferences. We all know what the conference circuit is like - give a paper, listen to a paper, go...
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Peer Review Week 2016 #PeerRvWk16
So apparently it's Peer Review Week 2016, at least on Twitter. I thought I'd take the time to sketch out a few thoughts on the topic.From my perspective, as someone who has contacted, discussed, and,...
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