Scientists submit manuscripts to the journals, which are sent out for peer review before publication.
Yet all scientists have manuscripts rejected at all stages of their careers.
We model the academic production process understood as the creation, submission, evaluation and publication of papers: scientists produce manuscripts to the best of their abilities and try to publish them in academic journals, which rely on referees to judge the submissions.
Opening today, "Under Antarctic Ice," 30 large-format photographs of mammals, fish and plants found under the ice in Antarctica, by Norbert Wu; through March 2. "Einstein," a comprehensive exhibition on the scientist, with manuscripts, letters and other documents from the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University; through Aug. 10.
As any young scientist knows, manuscripts are key to one's job search.
Many scientists who submit manuscripts believe "they are on to something that is the most important thing since sliced bread, and they want it out there," Dr. DeAngelis said.
The site lets scientists submit unpublished manuscripts for anonymous review by Peerage of Science members, or "Peers".
Scientists write their manuscripts in loosely structured natural language but have to comply with standards concerning the document format, the use of language and the citation of prior work.
Before you go in search of official reviewing gigs, review some colleagues' manuscripts; most scientists are happy for the opportunity to improve their manuscripts before they send them off to journals.
Although most submissions come from scientists in the United States and Western Europe, manuscripts continue to arrive in substantial and increasing numbers from every part of the globe.
