Our quick A-Z glossary provides you with the definitions of key publishing terms you’re likely to come across while you move through each step of your research publishing journey.
Understanding these key definitions will help you make important decisions about your publication. You’ll also be able to gain further understanding about the wider academic publishing landscape.
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Read more about research impact.
Read more about how to use the aims and scope to find the right fit for your research.
Read more about sharing versions of your work.
Read more about article metrics.
Our open access cost finder can tell you the standard APC charge for all Taylor & Francis journals.
Read more about APC waivers and discounts.
Read more about the article transfer process.
View our full list of journal article templates.
Read more about copyright and licensing for authors.
Read more about copyright and licensing for authors.
The authorship list and order on your article must be agreed between all listed authors before submission, including who will take on the role of the corresponding author.
Read more about defining authorship in your research paper.
Under the green open access route, you can share your AOM on social media and scholarly collaboration networks, or by uploading it to a non-commercial preprint server.
Read more about sharing versions of your work.
Read the Taylor & Francis Misconduct Policy.
C
Search for current calls for papers in your subject area.
Read more about the production process.
Read our editorial policy on citations.
Read the Taylor & Francis Misconduct Policy.
Read more about journal metrics.
Read more about journal metrics.
Read more about competing interests.
Read more about research paper editing.
Read more about using third-party material in your article.
Use the open access cost finder.
Read more about writing a cover letter for your submission.
Read more about copyright and licensing for authors.
Read more about research impact.
D
Read more about data availability statements.
Read more about data notes.
Read more about data repositories.
Read more about data sharing policies.
Read more about sharing and citing data.
Visit the DOAJ website.
Read more about the different types of peer review.
E
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In addition to the journal’s own policies, the journal may also be subject to the editorial policies of the publishing group.
Read the Taylor & Francis Editorial Policies.
The embargo period for each Taylor & Francis journal is listed in the open access cost finder.
Read more about research impact.
Read more about sharing your article.
Read the Taylor & Francis Misconduct Policy.
F
Visit the F1000Research website.
Read more about format-free submission.
Read more about funder open access policies.
Review the list of full open access Taylor & Francis journals.
G
Read the Taylor & Francis Misconduct Policy.
Read the Taylor & Francis Misconduct Policy.
With gold OA, authors retain the copyright to the work. You will usually need to pay an article publishing charge (APC) to publish gold OA.
Read more about open access publishing options.
Under green open access, authors typically assign copyright to the publisher and do not need to pay an article publishing charge.
Read more about open access publishing options.
H
Read more about research impact.
Review the list of Open Select journals.
I
Read more about journal metrics.
Read more about the instructions for authors.
Read more about open access publishing options.
J
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Try the Taylor & Francis Journal Suggester.
Read more about journal metrics.
K
Read more about using keywords effectively in your article.
L
Read more about review articles.
M
Read the Taylor & Francis Plagiarism Policy.
O
Read more about publishing open access.
View a list of open access agreements available to authors publishing with Taylor & Francis.
View a list of open access memberships available to authors publishing with Taylor & Francis.
Read more about open data.
Read more about open data sharing policies.
Read more about the different types of peer review.
Read more about Taylor & Francis’ commitment to open research.
Read more about publishing in an Open Select title.
Read more about Open Science Badges.
Read more about including your ORCiD when you submit.
P
Read more about peer review.
Read more about peer review.
Read the Taylor & Francis Plagiarism Policy.
Read more about research impact.
Read more about Think. Check. Submit., an initiative designed to help researchers identify and avoid predatory journals.
Read more about the different types of peer review.
Read more about working with the media.
Read more about preprints and preprint servers.
R
Read more about registered reports.
Read more about review articles.
S
Read more about journal metrics.
Read more about open access publishing options.
Read the Taylor & Francis Plagiarism Policy.
Read more about SEO for academic articles.
Read more about the different types of peer review.
Read more about journal metrics.
Read the Taylor & Francis Standards of Reporting Policy.
Read more about the STAR programme.
Read more about sharing your article.
Read more about making your submission.
There are no article publishing charges associated with this publishing option (except in some cases where small charges may be made for reproducing figures or images in color, in the print version of a journal).
Read more about supplementary material.
T
Read more about Think. Check. Submit.
Read more about third-party material.
View a list of transformative agreements available to authors publishing with Taylor & Francis.
Read more about moving through production.
v
Read more about sharing your article.
Read more about video abstracts.
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