Do you think that Impact Factor helps or hampers science and/or scholarly publishing?

Recently, Clarivate Analytics (a company that owns Thompson Rueters) released the 2018 Impact Factor for journals, suspending many journals for manipulating their citations. Based on this, do you...

06 July 2018 6,950 39 View

What are you grateful for in 2017?

As we approach the end of 2017, do you have any reason(s) to be grateful? If yes or no, please share with us.

11 December 2017 6,400 38 View

On what condition(s) can one appeal against an unjust rejection of his/her article?

On which circumstance(s) should a researcher appeal to an editor against his/her rejected article? Have you ever appealed against a rejection? Was the appeal successful? Please share your...

11 December 2017 8,971 75 View

Will you ever encourage your children to become academics/researchers like you?

Based on life experiences, one can encourage or discourage his/her children from following a similar career path. Can you encourage or discourage your children from becoming...

10 November 2017 1,418 94 View

Is it ethical to review a paper for a journal after you had earlier read and offered a feedback on the draft to the authors?

If an editor sends a paper to you to review and you discover that it is the paper some authors had earlier asked you to read and give them feedback (during preparation) before submitting it to the...

08 September 2017 6,029 46 View

How many articles should a researcher accept to peer review in a year?

Reviews take time and other resources to conduct/complete, and multiple invitations are received from editors. Based on your experience, how many papers (ideally) should one accept/agree to review...

08 September 2017 9,640 81 View

As a researcher/academic, do you engage in community service?

07 August 2017 8,292 60 View

What will you do if you discover that your name was listed as a member of an editorial team of a predatory journal without your consent?

I found out recently that my name was listed as a member of the editorial board of a predatory journal. What will be your reaction if such happens to you?

07 August 2017 5,864 53 View

Why is suicide rate high among celebrities despite the fact that they often appear to be happy in the media?

06 July 2017 2,055 36 View

Why is media bias increasing rapidly?

01 February 2017 6,669 19 View

Do we need to write protocol for a second study of a systematic review that has been registered and published?

I have conducted and published a systematic review and meta-analysis research with the topic related to public health and health pomotion (protocol was registed in PROSPERO). Now we want to...

03 March 2021 8,920 3 View

How to upload pdf of my articles published?

How to upload pdf of my articles published?

03 March 2021 2,183 3 View

How to access MSCI KLD Stats and Sustainalytics?

Hello all, I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis and I'm having difficulties trying to access KLD Stats and Sustainalytics because my campus Airlangga University and apparently other...

02 March 2021 8,525 1 View

How to write a scientific report?

We are analysing scientific reports at University in great detail, so I wanted to find a scientific report about how to write a scientific report. Including detail such as what information to put...

02 March 2021 7,602 4 View

Would adding books published in Lambert Publishers increase my RG impact?

There are some books published in LAP. Shall I add it to the RG?

02 March 2021 2,753 1 View

How does Scientist/RG community evaluates a case study article and the impact of it on a researcher career?

An article that is published as a case study in the SJR listed journal. How much value is added to a researcher career? How it is evaluated by a scientific researcher/University admission...

02 March 2021 9,661 3 View

Tooth extraction and subsequent dental implant placement in Sprague-Dawley rats induce differential changes in anterior digastric myofibre size and ?

01 March 2021 7,254 3 View

What are the most relevant MSc proposal topics for Petroleum Production Engineering at the moment?

I am a Petroleum Production Engg MSc student at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and I am in the process of selecting a topic for my MSc Engineering Investigation proposal. I would very much...

01 March 2021 7,396 4 View

Is Journal of Agricultural Research a predator?

it is published by Juniper

28 February 2021 354 4 View

How can I publish a manuscript in free or low cost journal with good H-Index?

Dear all I am going to publish my manuscript which is from my thesis in a good H-Index journal but I found them very expensive(I don't have financial support) based on the exchange currency of my...

28 February 2021 7,800 6 View