Copyediting is the process of reviewing, checking, and fixing publication styles, content formatting, and accuracy to ensure a high-quality publication that conveys an accurate message and complies with the intended look and feel. This article discusses several ways to practice your copyediting skills and significantly improve yourself as a copyeditor. A crucial process in a publication, the … Read more
Have you ever wondered what makes a good scholarly article? If you are a student or a researcher looking to publish your first journal or scholarly article, submitting a scholarly work that fulfills the right criteria is vital. Scholarly articles are part of an important contribution to research and academia. They contain findings, analyses, hypotheses, … Read more
This article discusses artificial intelligence (AI), its roles in various industries, its potential in the future, and its capability to write academic papers. Being in academic publishing for more than a decade, I am intrigued by what the future holds for AI in scholarly writing and academia. And I always want to know, can AI … Read more
If you are an academic or someone in academic publishing, have you ever wondered how many academic journals are there in the world? Well, I do. It is estimated that there are currently more than 30,000 academic journals, and the number continues to increase by about 5%–7% per year. By 2025, the number is projected … Read more
If you are in the field of academic publishing, you should be familiar with the term “et al.” But if you are new, you would wonder: I first discovered the term et al. more than ten years ago, soon after landing a job with a scholarly publisher (and remain until today). As an academic publisher … Read more