Publishing & Peer Review

23+ hour, 38+ min ago   (672+ words) Springer Nature has opened the stage for one of the most closely watched recognition programs in scholarly publishing, announcing the Editor of Distinction Awards for 2026. The program, which the publisher runs across its vast journal portfolio, is designed to single…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (644+ words) Springer Nature has opened the 2026 cycle of its Editor of Distinction Awards, an annual recognition programme that singles out editors across the publisher’s journals whose day-to-day decisions shape the reliability, reach and integrity of the published scientific record....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (569+ words) A study tracking diamond open-access journals has found an increase in titles switching to other publishing models — especially over the past few years....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (630+ words) Science of the Total Environment (STOTEN) has retracted 165 papers this year, most for “suspicious” changes in authorship or editorial conflicts of interest. The retractions have come after STOTEN was delisted from Clarivate’s Web of Science in November after the index…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (378+ words) What should a research team do when collaborators disagree about responsibilities? How should investigators approach an unexpected ethical concern during a study? What’s the best way to navigate complex situations involving research participants, authorship, data sharing, or emerging technologies? When…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (135+ words) The Courier Express Madalyn Grzeda, a DuBois Area High School student in Dorothea Hackett’s creative writing class, had one of her stories published by Young Writers. The story, “Undermined,” comprised the tale of an unsolved mini-mystery and…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (681+ words) By Med Kharbach, PhD | Last Update: September 9, 2026 NotebookLM can help you question and compare a collection of papers, but a useful literature review needs more than a summary. The workflow below keeps the original papers, your extraction decisions, and a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (524+ words) 5 minutes with Professor Denise Syndercombe Court Briefly, tell us about your background and career/studies up to this point. Your research has had wide societal impact. Could you talk more about this? What upcoming projects are you working on, and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (204+ words) Blank (1991) previously conducted a randomized evaluation of double-blind vs. single-blind peer reviewing at the American Economic Review (AER). The current evaluation will involve the AER, AER: Insights, and the four American Economic Journals. Key outcomes that will be examined include…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (495+ words) Courtesy | Hillsdale College Press Two English professors co-authored a book on literary analysis and released it in May. Professor of English Justin Jackson and Associate Professor of English Dutton Kearney wrote “The Elements of Analysis” with the intention of leading…...