Self-plagiarism: What it is and why you should avoid it There is no denying that in the process of academic or scientific publishing, each new research paper builds on past work. However, it is essential to note that rules about citing and quoting previous work – to... Oct 28, 2020 Making the choice: Paid journals vs open-access journals Researchers usually struggle to select the best journal for their manuscript, and this decision becomes even more difficult when deciding between an open-access journal or a paid journal. We live in a... Oct 2, 2020 What is a manuscript health check? I have edited and proofread thousands of manuscripts. Most of them written by non-native English speakers. Some papers need more work than others but in most cases editing and proofreading is not enough to get... Nov 11, 2019 Stop, collaborate and listen! We now provide collaborative editing in LaTeX thanks to Overleaf. Why is this such a big deal? As a professional proofreading and editing, we rely on tracked changes and commenting to communicate with the... Oct 10, 2019 Publish your paper the heart-centred way Shhhhhh. Listen carefully. Can you hear anything? Look carefully. Notice anything different? What you can see and can’t hear is the heart-centred way of doing business. It has changed the way that we do... Jul 17, 2019 Why was my paper rejected? Seventy percent (70%) of all papers submitted to a high impact academic journal get rejected without peer-review. 70%. That means only 30% of papers get sent for peer review, and we know that the majority of... Jun 1, 2019 How to choose the best academic journal for your paper Journal selection is one of those things that comes with experience. The more journal papers you read and write, the better idea you will have about where to publish your research. But for researchers with less... May 27, 2019 Publicise your research Academic writing can be many things: thrilling, career-changing, boring at times, but one thing is for certain: it is difficult to do, and even more difficult to get published. Trying to get yourself published... Apr 24, 2019 Page 1 of 3 (23 total entries) « 123 »