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The Ins and Outs of Short Story Publishing
Why Publish Short Stories One reason to publish short stories is to appeal to people who have less time to read. Because they are naturally shorter than novels, short stories get to the point faster than longer works. Stories also allow authors the opportunity to fine...
Book Review: Launch, by Jeff Walker
We love sharing books that really resonate with us, and that offer solid takeaways for authors. Launch, by Jeff Walker, is just such a book. If you're an author, entrepreneur, or just someone with a killer idea itching to hit the market, this book should be your Go...
Citation Manipulation Continues to Wreak Havoc on Publishing
One of the new buzz problems in scholarly publishing is the growing notion of citation manipulation by journals and publishing societies. We’ve previously written about the recent trend of “citation boosting services” selling fake AI-generated articles with citations...
Should the Onus be on Research Institutes or Publishers to Catch Scholarly Misconduct?
Scholarly misconduct unfortunately seems to be on the rise in recent years. Paper mills are becoming more and more prevalent by the day. More than 8,000 papers were retracted by publisher Hindawi. Wiley’s newest AI paper detection software found that 10-13% of papers...
Getting Graphic: A New Take on the Classic Gothic Novel
World Goth Day is celebrated annually in May. This day can be described, according to World Goth Day’s website, as, "a day where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world." This day was...
This is the Blog About Death: Celebrating World Goth Day with Gothic Literature
Since 2009, May 22 is World Goth Day. According to the website, the holiday is “a day where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world." For those of us who haven’t been in a high school...
Gothic Literature: Publishing the Eerie and Macabre
Halloween isn’t the sole occasion for spooky tales that send shivers down your spine. If you’re a fan of horror like me, you'll enjoy a chilling novel any day, whether it's the witching hour or not. Have you heard about indie publishers dedicated to all things dark...
Tips for Writing a Romantasy
Romantasy is a fiction genre that has recently been growing in popularity, particularly on Booktok (the book subsection of the TikTok social media app). But what is this genre, and how can you write a romantasy book that might become a best-seller? Romantasy — a...
Stories that Stick, by Kindra Hall
Writers, if you’re like me, then you probably love devouring books that can help you navigate the complicated world of publishing. It’s exciting to announce, then, that Technica Editorial is starting a new book review series to share some of the standout books that...
Fact, Fiction, and Form: The Art and Creation of Memoirs
To begin creating a memoir, writers must learn how to express their reality in an artistic format. Defining a memoir is the first step in this style’s creative nonfiction writing process. When trying to create a personal portrait reported in unshaped facts and...
Golden Fig Books: An Independent Bookstore Feature to Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day
An Independent Bookstore is defined as a bookstore that is independently owned and not a part of a larger corporation. In celebration of Independent Bookstore Day, which is recognized on the last Saturday in April, I have reached out to a local independent bookstore...
Large Group Authorship: Benefits and Hurdles
Trends in global research pointed to a more open research environment in the years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, partially due to a push for collaboration among countries and scientists (on the part of organizations such as the World Health Organization), efforts to make research more open have been further amplified. The areas where open science...
Can Open Peer Review Replace Traditional Models?
With the push toward increased transparency and open access continuing to grow in the scholarly publishing industry, the issue of open peer review is gaining more and more traction. That’s not to say that open peer review is a new concept. Open peer review has been discussed since the 1980s and journal societies such as the British Medical Journal and PLOS...
A Self-Publishing Author’s Guide to Editing
Congratulations! You finally finished that story. Now what? Whether you think it’s a terrible first draft and you’re unsure what to do next or it’s your sixth rewrite and you’re ready to send it to publishers, the next step should be editing. But what kind of editing is right for you? Editing, particularly in the self-publishing world, goes by many...
Gender Balance in the Sciences: What Does the Altmetric Top 100 Tell Us?
Each year, Altmetric, the organization that tracks the online attention published research receives, compiles the Altmetric Top 100, a list of the most-discussed scholarly contributions of the year. Analysis of the Altmetric Top 100 can provide insight into the sizes of research teams, the balance of genders in different fields of research, and even gender...
Watch: Technica Editorial Makes Slime in Honor of National Chemistry Week
Stick with chemists across the world in celebrating #NationalChemistryWeek 2020 with the theme "Sticking with Chemistry." In honor of this week, Technica Editorial brought three generations together to make slime. Check it out with a recipe and instructions at the end for all viewers to get in on the fun! #NCW #StickyChemistry #Chemistry
Can Plan S Survive COVID-19?
In the publishing industry, perhaps the only issue that is talked about more than COVID-19 is Plan S. I’ll spare everyone a recap of Plan S (but we’ve written about it here and discussed it extensively here), but the ISMTE virtual conference held in August included a plenary discussion on the topic of Plan S with plenty of intriguing updates....
Chapel Hill Public Library Adapts to Changes in the Publishing Industry
There have been many changes in the scholarly publishing world in recent years. The issue of open access and transparency has come to the forefront of publishing discussions, and there’s no denying that it is one of the most important topics facing the industry in 2020. We wanted to find out what changes and initiatives were taking place in the public...
How to Be Ready to Go Viral—And How to Capitalize on It When You Do
A crucial component of running a journal is increasing readership. The importance of providing engaging online content and having an active social media presence cannot be overstated. How well prepared are you to take advantage of these features if one of your articles were to go viral? How can you be ready to capitalize on the buzz? “Fortuitous...
Five ways to facilitate good reviews at your journal
Thoughtful, constructive, and on-time reviews make an editor’s job much easier. However, as journal staff can attest, reviews can often be brief, off topic, and late. While much of the burden is on reviewers to provide quality feedback on submissions, there are steps that journals, publishers, and societies can take to help facilitate the peer review...
Peer Review Week 2020: The Technica Staff Share Their Thoughts
Technica Editorial joins our colleagues and fellow publishers in celebrating Peer Review Week! The theme for Peer Review Week 2020 is “Trust in Peer Review,” highlighting the importance of the peer review process in helping to build trust in research and scholarly publication. The Technica Editorial staff shares some thoughts on trust in peer review in the...