Research Integrity & Open Science
A message offers third-author position on a paper “about to be accepted” in an indexed journal. How paper mills operate, why their products get caught, and the
Research Integrity & Open Science
A reviewer wants seven papers by the same author, or an editor nudges you to cite the journal: how to recognise coercive citation, citation cartels and excessiv
Research Integrity & Open Science
Splitting one survey into three papers, republishing a paper in another language, reusing old data: where legitimate use of a dataset ends and redundant publica
Publishing & Peer Review
An invitation promising review in seven days; a website identical to a respected journal but on a different domain. How to tell predatory, hijacked and grey-zon
Publishing & Peer Review
Editors read the cover letter before opening the manuscript and often decide within minutes whether to send it out for review. A four-paragraph structure, weak
