Besides the authors, who should the burden of paying article processing charges fall on?

We have a manuscript accepted by a good journal. Our institute pays for only one article per researcher per year and they have already paid for one. I have also paid for 2 but now broke. Who else...

09 October 2018 4,940 0 View

Can a journal give 2 invoices for one manuscript?

We had an accepted manuscript and we are collaborating with one institution in South Africa. When the South African institution received the invoice for the manuscript, the pronounced that they...

07 August 2018 3,661 2 View

In what reasonable time period should institutions/individuals inform the interviewee of the outcome?

Are there any guidelines?

07 August 2018 4,846 4 View

I got an article after I read another article. Do I cite the first article or both articles?

I have often times got references from the reference section of an article that I read. I then search for these citations and go on to read them. My question is "Do I have an obligation to also...

05 June 2018 5,957 4 View

Is it correct for a lecturer or Professor to mark your wife or son"sexamor Thesis?

What does your official University/Institution policy say about this

03 April 2018 7,125 5 View

What is a reasonable upper limit of the number of publications an author can produce per year?

5, 10, 20 , 50 100. Distinguish between a teaching lecturer and a non teachingresearcher

03 April 2018 2,162 5 View

Do you talk to a colleague that is reviewing your manuscript or you avoid him/her?

Some journals request you to nominate colleagues to review your manuscript. If you know that a colleague is reviewing your manuscript, should you avoid meeting him for fear of biasing his judgement

02 March 2018 6,132 3 View

What is your opinion on a reviewer who wants to change your writing style?

Each and everyone of us has a different style of writing that captures his or her readers. Isn't the function of reviewers to check facts?

02 March 2018 7,970 3 View

Is peer evaluation of teaching by collegues in the same department always fair?

We have peer evaluation but I think the system may be abused by colleagues also competing for promotion

02 March 2018 677 26 View

For how many journals should one be a reviewer?

I am a reviewer for 4 journals and I continue to receive requests to review manuscripts for journals. Where should i draw the line? I have a full teaching load and I am also expected to perform...

02 March 2018 3,084 13 View

How can I edit suggested publications?

Hi there! I regularly receive suggestion about papers and authors that are totally out of my area. Does anybody know how I can fix this? Thank you!

01 March 2021 9,574 4 View

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

Could you please recommend some good journal that accept very long revie papers (approximately 6000+ words) in neurosurgery, cancer biology ?

01 March 2021 8,087 3 View

How to highlight novelty in your research paper?

I have come up with a method and had written a paper on it. Paper got rejected by a journal stating that there is no theoretical novelty. I am kind of confused on why the novelty that I am able to...

28 February 2021 2,393 8 View

When is it unnecessary to change organisational culture?

As a former management practitioner, I recall a generally accepted view that changing organisational culture is difficult, so you should only attempt it if the organisational change that you are...

27 February 2021 2,595 8 View

What is the value of Conference Review Paper?

How much value does a review paper carry in a higher study aspirant student's profile which is presented in a Peer Reviewed Scopus Indexed conference?

27 February 2021 2,068 3 View

Centrality measures computation in Biblioshiny/ Vosviewer?

26 February 2021 7,279 2 View

How was your experience with Biomedical and Biotechnology Journal?

How was your publication experience with BBRJ in terms of peer review and reviewer comments. Did you find it fair and transparent ?

23 February 2021 3,810 6 View

Do you consider undergoing a structure literature review / Meta analysis and getting numerical findings sort of quantitative method?

I am looking for a classification of the research methods included in literature review papers or Meta analysis ones .

22 February 2021 1,131 4 View

How can I separate Gertrud Pfister's profile and the profile of Gerald Gems?

we are co-authors of several publications. But I am the only and single author of most of my publications which are based on my own research. How can I separate the profiles?

21 February 2021 4,582 3 View

Why use both bead beating and enzymes (lysostaphin and lysozyme) for DNA extraction from sputum samples?

Hello, I have read in a few publications that to extract total DNA from sputum samples, both bead beating and enzymes are used to disrupt the cells. Bead beating is supposed to be efficient in...

18 February 2021 3,360 2 View