Peer review is a critical aspect of modern academic research, but it’s no secret that journals are struggling to provide high-quality and timely peer review for submitted manuscripts. It’s clear that changes are needed to increase the capacity and efficiency of peer review without reducing the quality of the review. However, several alternative peer review … Continue reading Innovations in Peer Review: Increasing Capacity While Improving Quality
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
Countering Systemic Barriers to Equity in the Academic Publishing Process
In recent years, improving diversity has been a core priority of many industries, including scholarly publishing and academia. Almost every large publisher has a dedicated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion page, and most have published statements dedicating resources toward diversifying their staff, editorial board members, and authors. However, few initiatives have targeted the systemic barriers in … Continue reading Countering Systemic Barriers to Equity in the Academic Publishing Process
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
SDG Publishers Compact Fellows and HESI to Hold Sustainable Solutions Summit
Immediate action is the only hope for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by (or anywhere near) 2030. The SDGs are 17 interlinked targets put forth by the United Nations in 2015 as the backbone of its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. According to The Sustainable Development Goals Report for 2022, the SDGs are in … Continue reading SDG Publishers Compact Fellows and HESI to Hold Sustainable Solutions Summit
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
Talkin’ SDGs in Charleston and The Netherlands
Last month, Cabells was lucky enough to attend two of our favorite conferences – the Charleston Library Conference, appropriately held in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina, and GBSN Beyond, the annual conference of the Global Business School Network (GBSN), this year held in The Netherlands. We were excited to attend the events not just due to … Continue reading Talkin’ SDGs in Charleston and The Netherlands
Conference Season Continues…Back in the Big Easy!
This week, we are on the road attending the Medical Library Association's annual conference, MLA '22, in New Orleans, where we're excited to showcase our soon-to-launch new product, Journalytics Medicine & Predatory Reports.
Back Together Again
We hope to see you in Arlington, VA at PRME April 21-23, or in New Orleans at ICAM April 24-26!