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Mathematical journals which accept micro-articles [closed]

A micro-article is a paper of at most six pages. The following mathematical journals accept micro-articles: Elemente der Mathematik, Examples and Counterexamples and Journal of Computational ...
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How to deal with collaborators prone to publish in MDPI? [closed]

I am the only person in academia doing a certain research, so several colleagues ask me to collaborate. Of course, I am more than happy to take part in multidisciplinary work, as it tends to be more ...
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Invitation for science outreach - any downsides?

A few days ago, I got an invitation to write an article in layman's terms about my recently published research. The "small outreach journal" is called The Science Breaker. They are a "...
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Should I referee for MDPI journal Mathematics? [duplicate]

As a general rule, when I receive a request to referee a paper from a journal, I do my best to accept it unless I have a strong reason not to. One possible reason is that the journal in question is ...
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Timing etiquette of asking for update on book manuscript review

I submitted a book manuscript to Springer. The editor told me that it looked great and that they would send it for peer review and would contact me in due course. But I haven’t heard of the project ...
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how to indicate permission when reusing a figure from a published study [duplicate]

This is a follow-up to my previous question regarding the inclusion of a figure in my grant proposal. I followed the necessary steps and obtained permission, which was granted free of charge. I ...
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David Publishing Company (DPC) legit or not? [duplicate]

Recently I completed my master's program in ICT from Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan. I have received an email from David Publishing Company (DPC). They wanted to publish my paper in their journal. ...
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using a simple figure in a published paper in a grant proposal

I want to use a figure from a published paper (in a Wiley journal) in a grant proposal. Since the raw data is not available, I have directly copy-pasted the image of the figure. In addition to ...
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Is it a bad form to ask for extra complimentary copies from academic publisher?

I've published a book based on my thesis with a reputable academic publisher. It turns out that I have to provide 2 more books to my university than I originally thought - they say for archival ...
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Can the integrity of research be affected if the publisher has rights to create derivative works without the author's permission?

This is for a research paper that's presented in a conference and to be published in a book chapter. From an excerpt of the publishing agreement shown below, since the Publisher has the right to edit, ...
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Correctly adding publisher information to BibTeX bibliographies

Certain bibliographic item classes in BibTeX require or recommend the inclusion of a address field which (as far as I can tell) is supposed to contain the city in which the publisher is located. ...
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UK: Does my institution incur direct costs when I make use of an open access agreement?

My institution has several publisher agreements that allow me to publish open access without cost (to me). What happens when I make use of such an agreement? Will my university incur direct costs (...
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Predatory journals which are not open access

A curiosity inspired by this answer by user Allure, on a previous question I had regarding how to recognize predatory or otherwise disreputable journals. In the answer, it is noted that journals ...
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Why do " 'inclusive' access" textbooks normally self-destruct after a year or so?

Background information (you can skip this) There's a technology called automatic textbook billing, or "inclusive" access (IA). It is also known by many other names. With IA, students are ...
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Why does the PRL length limit not apply to large collaborations?

Usually, a Letter in PRL is limited to 3750 words. Yet frequently papers from large collaborations at CERN papers exceed this limit by a lot. One example is the recent record-setting paper with 5154 ...
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Springer eProofing reminder messages

My paper was accepted to a journal owned by Springer publishing. It took 1.5 years to get to this final stage. After acceptance, Springer waited another 2(!) months to send the paper to proof-reading. ...
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How best to handle financial support for gold OA publication fees?

I just had a paper accepted for publication in an Elsevier journal. It is to be published open access, so the journal has a sizeable open-access publication fee (or "APC") ~$2000. I've ...
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Validating Journals: by checking publishers or indexing database?

I have recently submitted a paper to a journal and in the website of that journal it say that indexed in SCOPUS and ESCI and etc. In the website of SCIMAGO the name of the journal is available. When I ...
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Paper leaked during peer review - what are my options?

As the title states. I recently submitted a manuscript for one of the flagship journals of Springer. Not long after, I received information that they used my work for their external recruiting process ...
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Why are mega journals so popular?

I would like to ask why mega journals (large journals designed to be much larger than a traditional journal and with a very broad audience, e.g. Scientific Reports, PlosOne, BMJ Open, Heliyon, ... to ...
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Can I omit my department's name to express my dissenting opinions?

My full affiliation is: Abacus Beard Department of Underwater Basket-Weaving, Calvin Doofus Division of Ocean Science, University of Watering-Down. A. B. is the name of a big donor. C. D. is the ...
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Is it possible to become an editor for a journal in a field you don't have research experience in?

I have a PhD in Materials Science and have published quite a bit (10 papers in >4 Impact factor journals) on surface engineering topics. I have left academia 2 years ago and have been working as a ...
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Is publishing a chapter in a book considered as valuable as a journal publication?

I received an invitation from a Prof. in an highly ranked University to publish a chapter in a book (Computer Science). The book publisher is a well known publisher. As far as I know, the chapter will ...
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About Hindawi Publishing Group and its merging with Wiley

For a long time, Hindawi journals had a semi-good reputation in my field. Many Hindawi journals used to be on Beall's list in the past. With the merging with Wiley, however, Hindawi now also falls ...
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What's a ED, EIC, and ADM?

I submitted a journal article for publication and peer-review is taking much much longer than is typical for the journal I submitted to. In the manuscript submission portal there is a link to contact ...
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Does collecting some peer-reviewed articles in a "self-published" book promote it to a valuable scholarly book?

I have two scholarly books self-published in the field of physics. However, some parts of my books have previously been published in peer-reviewed journals and the editors of my books have academic ...
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Why does Springer need 85,000 words in a monograph?

I'm dealing with Springer about a monograph proposal. My draft was 80,000 words and they asked me to make it 85–100,000 words. I don't want to bother the editor with a question that is just out of ...
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Is it legal to post accepted manuscript to GitHub Pages if embargo has ended for personal website?

I have published my article with Taylor & Francis. For the respective journal, there is no embargo period concerning the publication of the accepted manuscript on the author's personal website - I ...
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"Expect" Nature publication for PhD?

EDIT: Original title was "Guarantee" Nature publication for PhD? I am currently applying as a PhD student in a group at the intersection of experimental physics and engineering in a rather ...
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Preprint to arXiv before submission to an AIP journal, how exactly to modify it after 1) submission, 2) acceptance?

From AIP's Web Posting Guidelines for Journal Authors: For noncommercial free-access preprint servers (e.g., arXiv) You may post the preprint prior to submission and/or acceptance, using the credit ...
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Do mega-journals (e.g. Scientific Reports, BMJ Open, Sage Open, ...) have longer peer review durations?

We recently discussed mega journals (PLOS One, Scientific Reports, SAGE OPEN, BMJ OPEN, ...) in our group. One member argued that said journals have longer peer review and processing times than field-...
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De Gruyter and De Gruyter Mouton: the difference

What is the difference between the publisher "De Gruyter" and the publisher "De Gruyter Mouton"? It seems that the main publishing company name is "De Gruyter", and it ...
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Sci-hub and ResearchGate

Sci-hub and ResearchGate both provide (among other things) online access to journals that sit behind publisher paywalls. For example, I have just discovered, not unhappily, most of my own papers on ...
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Does the typesetting process start all over again after submitting the correction of the proofs?

I have received the proofs of my article a week after acceptance. There were some mistakes made during the typesetting which I have outlined while correcting the proofs. It's been a week since the ...
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Options about responding to offer from editor to transfer manuscript to lower-tier journal

I recently submitted a first-author paper to a top-tier scientific journal (A). The editor responded that the paper would not be reviewed in that specific journal (A), but that it could be transferred ...
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math article writing, submitting and publishing experience sharing request [duplicate]

I am working on writing, editing, submitting and publishing of my first math research paper. Could you please share your experience in this? Here is mine: one cannot submit to more than one journal, ...
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Can I post my article publicly on researchgate?

My article which was just published in the subscription model by a Springer journal, yet it was made freely available by the publisher in the journal website. However, on Researchgate, no public file ...
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Cumulative Thesis/Dissertation

I am writing my PhD thesis now and my supervisor said it can be in the cumulative way because I've got enough papers, 3 in sum. So now I look for publisher permission to reprint the papers. My ...
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How to release the copyright of a published book?

Nearly five years ago, I have published my book, and now I requested the publishing company to release the copyright and return it to me. They agreed as an exception, however, they want me to pay them ...
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Why are some articles that are published in subscription mode available publicly in the journal?

I was checking the content of a Springer journal, when I found out some papers which are not open access, yet they are made public and everyone can download them. While other articles, also published ...
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Is it necessary to have a variety of publishers in the list of my own publications?

I am a junior researcher and physician at a German university hospital. I am part of a funding program with regular workshops on grant applications, scientific writing, etc. More recently, we ...
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How do I cite an entire published journal when discussing the journal itself?

One of the intended purposes of a citation is to help the reader locate and retrieve the information you are referring to whether they intend to substantiate it or to seek more detailed information. ...
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What should I do if I believe that the Journal is being careless about the plagiarism?

This post is related to this one. It's been almost a month, and both of the publisher and the journal have done nothing about the plagiarism. Every time I call Springer (I called them like 5 times), ...
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Uploading a preliminary version of a book/monograph to arXiv

Suppose you're working on a lengthy text that you would like to publish as a book or a "research monograph". For example in mathematics stuff like Springer Lecture Notes, Memoirs of the AMS, ...
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What should I do when someone publishes a paper based on results I already posted on the internet?

I posted new theorems and proofs on Mathematics Stack Exchange. Weeks later, someone else submitted the same results to a Springer journal and the paper was accepted. How can a publisher like Springer ...
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How much do for-profit companies pay for journal subscriptions?

We have these figures for universities: Reference for annual journal subscription costs paid per university? Do we have similar figures for companies (in theory, the ultimate end user)? For example, ...
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Has there ever been a discussion about the nationalization of academic publishing?

I have read a few articles in the last couple days about several problems with academic publishing. To me, the primary critique is that oftentimes, research is funded with public money, in public ...
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Should I contact journal editor?

I submitted an article to a journal last year in July. It took some months for it to be processed and peer reviewer to be assigned. I received the first decision in March (major revisions). The ...
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How do you think academic publishing companies can improve the publishing experience of researchers? [closed]

Academic publishing are here to stay and keeping the discussions about already well voiced topics (ethics, open access charges, paying reviewers) aside, as an academic, what changes would you like to ...
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Is it normal for a journal to offer to transfer a rejected manuscript to another (more expensive) journal?

Recently, a submission of mine was declined as not suitable for the journal, but with the rejection came a request to transfer the manuscript to another journal owned by the same company. However, the ...
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