Peer review—the process by which academics evaluate new manuscripts involving new research—has long been a cornerstone of the academic publishing process. But are large commercial publishers ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Academic research is the backbone of discoveries and innovation in many fields of study. However, the journey from research to ...

For decades, the peer review process in academic publishing has been considered the benchmark—ensuring that only the most rigorous research makes its way into the world. Yet, this model has remained ...

Lamentations over the current models of academic publishing come from all corners of the scientific community. How does the system work? The scientist writes up the results of their study in the form ...

The perennial pressure to publish or perish is intense as ever for faculty trying to advance their careers in an exceedingly tight academic job market. On top of their teaching loads, faculty are ...

Publishing research from your thesis or dissertation is an essential step in contributing to academic knowledge, advancing your career, and enhancing institutional prestige. However, turning a lengthy ...

While the pressure to publish starts early in an academic’s career, RIT doctoral student Israa Thiab has a strategy to get the work done without the anxiety. Thiab, a student in the Golisano Institute ...

With the current focus on anti-Black racism, there has been a fresh look at all of our cherished institutions and how structural racism may be at work behind the scenes. There are biases operating in ...

Academic writing and publishing in English remain pivotal to global research dissemination. As the lingua franca of scholarly communication, this domain is characterised by a dynamic interplay between ...

A few weeks ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, made a bold proclamation during a podcast appearance: “We’re probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New ...

Writing a journal article takes time, and scholars who embark on this journey hope it will lead to a publication. The reality, however, is that not all articles will be accepted or even advanced to ...

Prachee Avasthi suggests the peer-review process is somehow broken, a “scheme” that elevates credentials over the pursuit of discovery (“Academic Publishing Has Become a Racket,” op-ed, Sept. 15).