A timeline describing the long, unique history of scholarly publishing - from the 1600s to today.

Scholarly Publishing: a Brief History | AJE

Scholarly publishing is a unique and ever-evolving industry with a long history

The earliest journals date back to the 17th century

Recent innovations include preprint services like arXiv, open access, and broad "megajournals" like PLOS ONE

An overwhelming amount of research is published each year. The estimate for 2014 was 2.5 million articles, and that number is sure to be higher today. Still,...

Negative Results: The Dark Matter of Research | AJE

Researchers do not typically publish negative results, even in informal settings, due to lack of incentive

The bias for positive results may lead to spurious results in the literature

Some journals accept negative results, but such studies are often poorly cited, making them less desirable to publishers and authors alike

Negative Results: The Dark Matter of Research

Tips from successful professors on writing grants that will get funded

How to Write a Grant That Will Get Funded | AJE

We asked several successful US professors for some grant writing tips to help improve your chances of getting funded.

How to Write a Grant That Will Get Funded

Learn more about preprints and their benefits for authors, including sharing research and getting credit for it more rapidly.

What Are Preprints, and How Do They Benefit Authors? | AJE

Preprints are research papers shared before peer review. Here we discuss the benefits to authors including rapid credit, visibility & feedback.

What are Preprints, and How Do They Benefit Authors?

Abbreviations can be made plural, but there are specific techniques to consider when doing so

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Abbreviations | AJE

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Abbreviations

This tip focuses on a pervasive yet unnecessary "rule" of English writing: the ban against splitting infinitives. While splitting infinitives is not often the clearest way to convey meaning, it should not really be considered "wrong" to do so.

Editing Tip: Split Infinitives | AJE

Is it really wrong to (thoughtfully) split an infinitive?

Learn how to use measurements such as time, percent, and various units in relation to verbs in a sentence.

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Verbs with Measured Quantities | AJE

Editing Tip: Singular and Plural Verbs with Measured Quantities

Here are some guidelines for deciding whether to hyphenate a term that you are using in your writing.

Editing Tip: Hyphenation in Academic Writing | AJE

When should you hyphenate?  This tip provides guidelines.

Editing Tip: Hyphenation in Academic Writing

Eponyms in scientific writing often involve a name used in a descriptive manner (as an adjective), followed by the type of entity they described (Achilles tendon, Boltzmann constant, Van der Waals force).

Editing Tip: Eponyms | AJE

An eponym is a type of noun or phrase that is based on a person's name (e.g., einsteinium)

Author Ben Mudrak, PhD

Scholarly Publishing: a Brief History