daleywhite Academic

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

daleywhite Academic

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

Mike Bisaccio Academic, Publishing

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”

Mike Bisaccio Academic, Cabells News

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

daleywhite Academic

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

Mike Bisaccio Publishing

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

Simon Linacre Academic, Predatory

The Predator Effect: Understanding the Past, Present and Future of Deceptive Academic Journals

During his time working at Cabells, predatory publishing practices turned into a near obsession for Simon Linacre - so much so, he wrote a book about it: The Predator Effect. Here he shares details of the book, and how predatory journals could form part of a publishing ethics crisis. In a recent conversation with a … Continue reading The Predator Effect: Understanding the Past, Present and Future of Deceptive Academic Journals