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Jul
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8 Ways Academic Journals and Publishers Can Encourage Diversity Among Authors

Academic journals and publishers play a vital role in fostering a vibrant and inclusive scholarly community. By actively encouraging diversity among their author pools, journals and publishers can enrich the quality and scope of research, promote a wider range of perspectives, and ultimately contribute to a more equitable and comprehensive understanding of the world. In […]
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Jul
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Five Questions Academic Publishers and Societies Have About Threads: The Latest Twitter Alternative

In today’s fast-paced social media landscape, it’s crucial for marketing professionals in academic publishing to stay ahead of the curve. Enter Threads, a social media platform launched on July 6, 20233, by the social media giant Meta (which owns Facebook and Instagram). Threads offers unique features that can revolutionize the way academic publishers connect with […]
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27
Jun
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Five Ways Academic Journals and Publishers Can Improve Author Experience

As authors are increasingly required to publish open access, journals too are prioritizing author experience to attract high-quality research, retain authors, enhance their reputation and impact, facilitate collaboration, and meet funding and policy requirements. In addition to focusing on libraries and readers, journals are now thinking about how to serve authors. This requires a deep […]
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13
Jun
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Keeping Guest Editions Free from Scientific Misconduct: A Handy Infographic for Journal Editors and Publishers

Guest editions bring the benefits of expertise, diversity, and interdisciplinary collaboration, enhancing the journal’s reputation and readership. However, they recently have become the targets of fraudsters and paper mills, leading to the publication of junk science papers that ultimately have to be retracted. Consequently, journal leadership and publishers are now required to implement rigorous processes […]
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05
Jun
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Five Ways Research Societies Can Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Their Academic Conferences

Academic conferences can have a significant environmental impact due to travel, energy consumption, and waste generation. Academic societies have a responsibility to address this issue and reduce the carbon footprint of their conferences. Societies like the American Geophysical Union are already looking for ways to reduce the environmental impact of their conferences and events, such […]
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02
Jun
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Using ChatGPT for Peer Review: A Snapshot of Views

AI solutions have already been found valuable in basic screening of submitted manuscripts, helping journals efficiently screen out papers with obvious errors and missing information. Recently, large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have emerged as powerful tools in natural language processing, sparking discussions about their potential use in peer review at academic journals. In this […]
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