The current COVID-19 pandemic is having a huge impact on people across the globe and in these unprecedented times we consider it more important than ever that we continue to support the publication of relevant and timely research. The ISE team are committed to eliminating the communication barriers in academic publishing so that research can […]
Supporting the Scientific Research Community in the Global Effort to Contain COVID-19
Press Release, Shannon, March 24, 2020 International Science Editing Supporting the Scientific Research Community in the Global Effort to Contain COVID–19 For nearly 30 years, International Science Editing (ISE) has striven to take care of authors by providing high quality editorial services and customer support. These enduring values guide us during these difficult times. Our […]
Streamline the publication process with a presubmission enquiry
Before formally submitting to a journal, you can contact the editor describing what you would like to get published. This is known as a presubmission enquiry. If appropriate and presented correctly, a presubmission enquiry will allow the editor to quickly assess if a formal submission is worth your time. Some journals (e.g., The Journal of […]
Steer the future of science: publish your negative results
Publication bias and reproducibility are two of the key challenges facing the future of science. While certain initiatives have been implemented—for example, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) requires clinical trials to be pre-registered in a public registry database from the start—we shouldn’t rely on such incentives to drive change. It is only […]
Impact Factor
Understanding journal impact factors What they are An impact factor is a metric for ranking scientific journals [1]. Impact factors are calculated for every two-year period by dividing the number of times articles were cited by the number of articles that are citable [2]. The following is a list of the top five highest-impact journals […]
