NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE

Academic Publishing

And why it is arduous being a scientist

Have you ever asked yourself how academic publishing works? Do researchers get money for publishing? What are predatory publishers? Get yourself informed about science just in a few minutes with seven simple questions.

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#1 How does the process of academic publishing work?

Scientists need to share their findings for scientific knowledge to spread widely. The way to do that is academic publishing in scientific journals.

• Submission: choosing a journal and submit a manuscript according to the publishers requirements
• Revision: journal editor organizes peer review
• Editing: (multiple) peer reviewers comment and recommend adjustments to the manuscript
• Acceptance: edited manuscript accepted by the journal (or rejected again)
• Production: production editor or publisher finalizes the manuscript (copy editing, typesetting, journal layout, printing or online publication)

#2 What types of journals are out there?

Usually you can distinguish between open access and traditional journals. Published in an open-access…