The Scholarly Kitchen
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Bury Your Writing — Why Do Academic Book Chapters Fail to Generate Citations?
Books and book chapters have a competitive disadvantage in citations, but it’s not accessibility that makes the difference — there are more reasons, and more changes needed. Continue reading
Should Journals Sell Reprints?
Article reprints can be a considerable source of income for some medical journals and there is some worry that this source of income presents a conflict of interest for publishers. Continue reading
Medical Writer Caught Plagiarising — and Other Man Bites Dog Stories
Humor about scientific misconduct may reflect a deeper, more serious side of academic culture gone wrong. Continue reading
When the Price of Rejection Becomes Cheaper
Does cascading peer-review increase inappropriate submissions? Continue reading
Editors for Hire — Providing Assistance or Exploiting Hopes?
Should publishers endorse commercial editing services? Continue reading
Nature’s Foray Into Full Open Access Journals
When Nature goes head-to-head with PLoS, will non-profit society publishers take the hit? Continue reading
Should Open Access Journals Charge Submission Fees?
If submission fees result in a more sustainable business model, why are open access publishers opposed to the idea? Continue reading
The Price of Transparency and Peer Review
EMBO opens up the black box of peer-review. Is it worth the cost? Continue reading
Ending the Supplemental Data “Arms Race”
Supplemental data undermine scientific integrity by undermining the peer review process. Continue reading
Does Reviewing Your Peers Create Better Results Than Peer-Review?
National Academy of Sciences members contribute the very best (and very worst) articles in PNAS, a recent analysis suggests. Is diversity a better indicator of success than consistency in science publishing? Continue reading
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