Learned Publishing: Volume 34, No 2, April 2021
The April issue of Learned Publishing offers insights and new information for those in all segments of the scholarly publishing industry. We have articles on research and publishing ethics, peer review, strategy and business, open access, technology, language, and marketing. Our editor-in-chief, Pippa Smart, offers this enticing summary:
Interested in the language that authors and others use to inflate selected topics?
• Promoting science with linguistic devices: A large‐scale study of positive and negative words in academic writing
• Problematizing ‘predatory publishing’: A systematic review of factors shaping publishing motives, decisions, and experiences
Interested in research and publishing ethics?
• How often are basic details of the research process mentioned in social science research papers?
• Should authors cite sources suggested by peer reviewers? Six anecdotes for handling potentially coercive reviewer citation suggestions
Journal self-citation trends in 1975–2017 and the effect on journal impact and article citations
Interested in the business of publishing and open access?
• The transition of ARVO journals to open access
• Transformative agreements: Do they pave the way to open access?
• An analysis of revising article processing charges for open access journals between 2018 and 2020
Interested in peer review?
• Purposes of peer review: A qualitative study of stakeholder expectations and perceptions
• Is the quality of reviews reflected in editors’ and authors’ satisfaction with peer review? A cross-sectional study in 12 journals across four research fields
Want to learn more about promotional strategies?
• Should we add social media account details to authors’ affiliations?
• Consumer community cognition, brand loyalty, and behaviour intentions within online publishing communities: An empirical study of Epubit in China
Lettie Y. Conrad
North American Editor
Learned Publishing
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