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I think it's tremendously hypocritical of the author to submit to a journal knowing other reviewers will do uncompensated labor for his work, but not to do the same for theirs. That being said, "bein …

For an R&R at Journal Name there's a degree of credibility, but occasionally across people who give a journal name for papers that are in submission, and often they pick very fancy journals. …

They said they could take the books, but had moved to electronic subscriptions for most journals. … I did however find United States Book Exchange (http://www.usbe.com) which, if you're in the US, is a non-profit repository of back issues of things, including journals, for libraries. …

I have asked, or been asked, for data a vanishingly small but non-zero number of times. But I'm pretty secure in asserting that it's rare. As for why - I would hope they would specify this when they …

There are two types of "new" journals: A genuinely new journal A predatory/semi-predatory spam journal Deciding whether to join an editorial board is largely about trying to figure out which category … Check into the publisher's other journals if they have them - do they look like actual journals, or junk journals? The next step is looking at the existing editorial board/editors-in-chief. …

Very few medical journals consider a poster presentation a publication. So vanishingly few that I have never encountered one in my career. …

And while I've never seen this done with a predatory journal, I've definitely seen some people tout papers in pretty low-ranked journals as if they were at the top of the field, and that's always a bad … Journals can be sincerely trying to get out of the predatory pool (or sliding into it...). …

"Scientifically Trustworthy" is not something with a fixed meaning. But lets break down some things that it could mean: Is this as good as a peer-reviewed journal?: If you believe in pre-publication …

This will, as other people have mentioned, vary wildly by both field and the purpose of the paper itself. I will however convey a number of experiences I've had as both a reviewer and an author: I d …

I recently got a request for an article I'm a coauthor on, which reads: Dear Dr. NAME REMOVED: My name is Victoria Hornos and I am contacting you on behalf of the Central Library of Medici …

Note there are some journals where every issue is a "Special Issue on...". But for many, it's a rare, focused piece that took either targeted submissions or invited papers to cover a specific topic. …

As an epidemiologist, I'll object to the use of "epidemic" in your question - I don't actually think it's justified. But here are a few reasons meta-analyses are highly cited: A single effect estim …

It will depend on the journal, and if the journal follows double-blind review, they will tell you how to properly format your paper. For example, the American Journal of Epidemiology: Manuscripts mus …

I have done this, and as I found, there's a few benefits: You may be able to introduce a new concept to a field, and see that idea grow. It shows a level of flexibility and the power to change. For …

Why do the journals want biological validation for the results? Because anything else is just speculation. I did a prediction job, where I predicted some proteins to do a particular function. …