Communicating with your peer reviewer (part 2)
Point-by-point responses Every reviewer comment should be numbered (if they are not already) and a clear, thorough response provided for each. If you agree with…
Category: Publishing and Ethics
Ethical approval, informed consent, and patient data
Ethical approval An ethical approach is necessary not only in the final stage of manuscript preparation: all research must conform to set ethical standards. You…
The Ethics of Authorship, Acknowledgments, and Conflicts of interest
Authorship Before you submit your work to a journal you must clearly indicate the author (or authors). A journal editor will expect to know who…
Ethics Organizations
A number or organizations have been established to ensure that ethical guidelines are developed and being followed in research and academic publishing. Being familiar with…
Why you should never attempt multiple submissions or ‘salami publishing’
Two unethical research publishing practices to avoid are multiple submissions and ‘salami publishing‘.
Extraordinary Developments Raise Bioethical Issues in Life Science Research
Over the past decade we have witnessed astonishing breakthroughs. However with these phenomenal discoveries also come gravely serious ethical question…
Writing point: Study Design Limitations in Physical Science
by Clement Ng, PhD In the physical sciences, and particularly fundamental research, describing the technical benefits of your study is a challenge in and of…
Journal guidelines and ethical requirements
Journal requirements may vary regarding whether appropriate institutional review board approval and patient consent needs to be mentioned in the article text or in a…
Choose the Journal that is Right for You
Where to send your manuscript? Selection of an appropriate journal and publication type is critical: get it right and you instantly increase your chances of…
Journal Resubmission: Structure of a response letter
Resubmission In general, journals give about 1 month for you to revise a manuscript because of a presentation or language problem and about 3 months…
How to Build Your Publication Record During Your Graduate and Doctoral Studies
by Kat Bebbington It’s a saying that pops up again and again in science. Your publication record is the measure that everyone – from colleagues…