The Ethics of Manuscript Authorship, Revisited
Discussions of manuscript authorship often focus on ensuring that credit is given where credit is due. To define what contributions merit author status, the International Committee of Medical Journal...
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In a process that took several weeks and an official apology, publishing powerhouse PLOS has issued a new data sharing policy. The new policy takes effect immediately for all PLOS journals, including...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Journal
Selecting a suitable journal for your work increases the likelihood of publication, accelerating the dissemination of your findings and saving you time for further research. There are several...
View ArticleEditing Tip of the Week: Choosing Effective Keywords
As the volume of research output and the number of journals expand, identifying relevant studies in the literature is becoming increasingly challenging. To facilitate online article searches, most...
View ArticleTwitter As a Tool for Sharing Your Research
With increasing research output and limited time, it can be challenging to promote your research. The social networking site Twitter presents one avenue for building a network of colleagues and for...
View ArticleThe Basics of Manuscript Formatting
Proper manuscript formatting accelerates publication, but journals’ guidelines can be challenging to understand and follow. The article “The Basics of Manuscript Formatting,” published on AJE’s Author...
View ArticleHow to Choose between General and Specialized Journals
General, multidisciplinary journals and specialized, discipline-specific journals represent two of the main targets for manuscript publication. Deciding whether to submit to one type or the other...
View ArticleUnderstanding Submission and Publication Fees
The article “Understanding Submission and Publication Fees” was recently published on AJE’s Author Resource Center (ARC) site as part of May’s focus on journal targeting and tailoring. This piece...
View ArticleEditing Tip of the Week: When to Use Abbreviations
Technical fields are loaded with abbreviations and acronyms whose meanings experts take for granted. In a manuscript, it may be especially tempting to abbreviate terms to meet word count targets and to...
View ArticleEditing Tip of the Week: Crafting an Appropriate Running Title
Many journals require that a running title, also known as a running head or short title, be included in submitted manuscripts. This shortened form of the main title, usually cited at the top of each...
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