Incredibly, it has been over five years since we started The Source, our regular offering of insight and intel on the worlds of research integrity and academic publishing. But do the original posts still hold up? We thought it would be interesting to look back at one of our first posts in The Source to … Continue reading Five-Point Plan
Understanding Predatory Journals: Spreading Misinformation and Disinformation
Since November of last year, our team has been contacted by the national public broadcasting networks of both Japan and Germany to provide information related to our work investigating and reporting on predatory journals. In both cases, the journalists were asking specifically about publications focused primarily not on generating profits, but rather on spreading misinformation … Continue reading Understanding Predatory Journals: Spreading Misinformation and Disinformation
Emerging Trends in Retractions
The growing number of retracted articles in academic publishing has become a pressing concern. While retractions are essential for correcting the scholarly record, their increase reflects deeper challenges in maintaining research integrity, a core mission for Cabells. At the forefront of addressing these issues, Cabells empowers the scholarly community with tools and insights to combat … Continue reading Emerging Trends in Retractions
New ‘Compare Journals’ Feature Now Live on Journalytics
Researchers often find themselves wrestling with the daunting and time-consuming task of discovering the most suitable journals for their work. Balancing the need to publish with finding the ‘best’ journal requires close evaluation of various factors such as impact, scope, audience, and publication timelines. To help streamline the process of discovering, evaluating, and comparing medical … Continue reading New ‘Compare Journals’ Feature Now Live on Journalytics
The Art of Research: How Journal Covers Influence Readers and Research
When you think of a research journal, what do you picture? Is it a vivid, detailed art spread, or a simplistic and minimalist design? Journal cover art is a surprisingly polarized medium—most journals feature either highly graphic, detailed, and aesthetically pleasing art or subdued, uniform designs, but there aren’t many journals that fall somewhere in-between. … Continue reading The Art of Research: How Journal Covers Influence Readers and Research
Understanding Gray Literature: The Value of Nontraditional Publications
As a standard practice, many literature reviews exclude ‘gray literature,’ a category that describes research and literature published outside of the traditional academic publishing industry. However, completely overlooking gray literature results in a wide array of valuable and excellent research being excluded from the overall body of scientific knowledge. A thorough understanding of what gray … Continue reading Understanding Gray Literature: The Value of Nontraditional Publications
PRW 2023: “Peer Review and The Future of Publishing”
Each year, our team at Cabells celebrates Peer Review Week (PRW) and recognizes the fact that so much of the work we do each day revolves around peer review, which is the backbone of scholarly communication and the key to maintaining research quality. The theme this year for PRW is “Peer Review and the Future … Continue reading PRW 2023: “Peer Review and The Future of Publishing”
Introducing the All-New Journalytics Academic & Predatory Reports
We have some exciting news to share – a new and improved Journalytics Academic & Predatory Reports platform will soon be here. Our team has been working on multiple updates and enhancements to our tried and true platform that will benefit users in multiple ways. Along with our ongoing addition of new verified and predatory … Continue reading Introducing the All-New Journalytics Academic & Predatory Reports
Originality in Academic Writing: The Blurry Lines Between Similarity, Plagiarism, and Paraphrasing
Across disciplines, most manuscripts submitted to academic journals undergo a plagiarism check as part of the evaluation process. Authors are widely aware of the industry’s intolerance for plagiarism; however, most of us don’t receive any specific education about what plagiarism is or how to avoid it. Here, we’ll discuss what actually constitutes plagiarism, understand the … Continue reading Originality in Academic Writing: The Blurry Lines Between Similarity, Plagiarism, and Paraphrasing
Journalytics Update: Twenty Hindawi Journals Recently Removed from the Journalytics Academic and Journalytics Medicine Databases
As part of our ongoing mission to protect and foster research integrity, the following journals from the publisher Hindawi have been removed from our Journalytics Academic and Journalytics Medicine databases for failure to meet our quality criteria, pending re-evaluation of their policies and practices: Advances In Materials Science And Engineering (ISSN: 1687-8434) Biomed Research International … Continue reading Journalytics Update: Twenty Hindawi Journals Recently Removed from the Journalytics Academic and Journalytics Medicine Databases