There needs to be a transparent and openly recorded submission and review process.

The tricks and teases academics use to entice their readers: clichés, the Bard and the phrases of the moment.

The much-maligned practice of “double-dipping,” in which a publisher received revenue from both subscriptions and APCs, is likely to remain with us for some time.

How to manage the research-paper deluge? Blogs, colleagues and social media can all help.

The impact factor is a poor measure of a journal's quality, and academics say it should either be overhauled or done away with entirely.

Research papers in the life sciences have become increasingly dense, potentially making them harder for reviewers to understand.

APCs are priced to reflect what the market will bear, which may or may not having anything to do with actual cost, since the “journal’s editorial and technical processes” are only one factor in the overall pricing.

A homeopathy journal was recently booted from the list of respectable scientific titles — but why was it among the ranks in the first place?

Pressure to publish short articles removes details, leaves readers confused.

Universities and colleges should stop using the quantity of published articles as a measure of academic performance. Researchers and respectable journals should not cite articles from predatory journals, and academic library databases should exclude metadata for such publications.

It is remarkable that the sharing of academic research was the genesis of the modern web, yet today remains one of the last bastions of non-free content on the web.