Screenshot of a Gmail inbox on a dark-themed mobile device. The email subject line at the top reads "Invitation to review a manuscript for BMC Medical Education from Dr" followed by a partially redacted sender name with a green "Inbox" label. Below, an open email from "BMC Medi..." sent at 11:59 is addressed "to me." The email body reads: "Invitation to review 'What drives them home? Influencing factors of return migration to western China among clinical medicine master's graduates'." A second paragraph states: "Should you accept to review this manuscript, your report would be due within 7 days." The number "7" is circled and underlined in green handwriting with the word "(seven)" written next to it in green. The email closes with "Dear Dr Kashnitsky,". The overall mood conveys surprise or disbelief at the short 7-day review deadline.

This is becoming utterly ridiculous. A journal clearly outside the scope of my research interests and expertise is inviting me to review a paper within 7 days, for free despite them being gold open access and charging 2.7k eur APC. I've stopped even replying to such calls 🙃 #AcademicPublishing

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Issue

📢 We’re delighted to announce that *Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS), Vol. 21, Issue 1* has been published today! 🎉

This new issue features valuable research and fresh insights.

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Today, our series What Editors Look For continues with a submission detail that plays an important role: structure.

Swipe through to see how structure can make a real difference.

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News & Views: Open Access Charges – When “On Trend” Still Means Higher Spend

💰 On trend = higher spend.

If you’re tracking open access costs, this is worth your time.

Read the analysis of our finding from our Data and Analytics Tool (DAT) in the latest News & Views: www.deltathink.com/news-views-o...

#APCs #OA #Research #ScholComm #AcademicPublishing

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Are you publishing from Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet? You can publish unlimited #OpenAccess in our journal with Read Access benefits!

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AI Generated Figures in Scientific Publishing | Niche AI is reshaping how scientists create figures. We explore the opportunities, ethical risks and practical guidelines for responsible use in academic publishing.

AI can now create stunning scientific figures in seconds—but are they truth or illusion? Visuals get sharper, transparency gets blurrier.

Let's explore the hidden risks, policy gaps, and ethical tensions niche.org.uk/ai-figures-s...

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Thinking about publishing your first academic book? 📚 Join us at K-State for “The Ins & Outs of Academic Publishing”—an inside look at the publishing process.

#AcademicPublishing #HigherEd #KState #UniversityPress #ScholarlyPublishing #UPKansas

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Ready to publish your research? SLU researchers can take advantage of unlimited #OpenAccess publishing in our journal, along with Read Access benefits.

Publish with us ▶️ https://ow.ly/2IYp50YhCAX

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Are you considering joining a global water community and publishing your research in one of our leading journals? Don't just take our word for it!

Browse our journals and find the perfect home for your research here - https://iwaponline.com/journals

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Chitosan-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized using Carica papaya bark extract: Evaluation of antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer activity of HeLa cervical cancer cells

This Green Processing and Synthesis study presents the #GreenSynthesis chitosan-coated SPIONs synthesized via Carica papaya extract, exhibiting potent antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer effects.

#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1515/gps-...

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Our series What Editors Look For continues with another part of the submission process that authors should not underestimate.

Swipe through for this next tip in the series.

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One of the authors "is Vice President, Knowledge Translation at Taylor & Francis, Founding Managing Director of the open research publisher, F1000" 🤔 We defo need to link research assessment reform with scholarly communication, but commercial publishers are bleeding us dead. #AcademicPublishing

Booked! Very exciting!

#thenorth #academicpublishing

Niche #academicpublishing observation but I just noticed IJoC now includes DOIs with their articles, starting in 2026 😮 my zotero folder and I are very happy about this development but I’m curious where the decision/funding came from… anyone know? #commsky

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🌎[NEWS]

Tapuya at the @univie.ac.at!

Dr. María Fernanda Olarte-Sierra shared insights on publishing STS research, sparking vital conversations on language, publishing, and emerging scholars. A meaningful exchange with master’s students!🎓✨

🔗 Read at tapuya.org/news/
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SPRINGER NATURE: Can open access help SDG research achieve greater impact? Expanding the visibility, reach, and policy engagement of published research. Read the blog. SPRINGER NATURE SDG Programme.

Open access boosts the visibility and policy impact of SDG research. 🌍

Read Nicola Jones’ blog to learn how OA helps your work reach the people who turn evidence into action: spklr.io/63326Eys1g

#AcademicPublishing #OA #SDGs #policysky

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Affiliated with the University of Oslo or Oslo University Hospital? Our Read and Publish agreement has been extended through 2028, with unlimited read access and no-cost open access publishing in our journal!

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Which editorial decision frustrates authors most: desk rejection, major revisions, minor revisions, or provisional acceptance? Each one shapes authors' experience differently. Which decision do you find hardest to navigate, and why?

#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing

Identity-of-place: A conceptual framework - Dina Brode-Roger, 2026 This article introduces the conceptual framework of identity-of-place, a perspective that reorients how we think about and with place. Rather than treating plac...

My article “Identity-of-place: A conceptual framework” has just been published! It brings together ideas about place, identity, materiality and de-centering the human. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #AcademicPublishing #Research #CulturalStudies #Identity #Place

Wishing a very Happy Easter to all those celebrating 🐣

Whether you’re taking a well-earned break, spending time with family, or simply enjoying a slower pace, we hope you have an egg-cellent long weekend!

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…and so many useful conversations throughout (as well as a sampling of Glasgow bars). Thanks to everyone who came by the OIPA stand for a chat!
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For open research to work, research institutions and publishers need to collaborate - LSE Impact The unique expertise of research institutions and publishers mean that any resolution to research integrity issues can only be achieved through collaboration.

👀ICYMI: "at times there may well be differing views both within and across stakeholder groups, but we need to make sure that the desire for consensus in a room doesn’t become an obstacle to a productive collaboration for the advancement of research"

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Interested in shaping the future of infectious disease research?

#ISID invites applications for the next Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases (IJID).

Apply by April 20, 2026: https://ow.ly/NrHh50YtLIJ

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Want to learn more about the wildlife trade?

Legal vs illegal wildlife trade isn’t a clean split. A recent article shows that “legal” online trade often violates key laws, and enforcement biases can enable this.
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