Editing Scientific journal (section)

==Scope==
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Articles in scientific journals can be used in research and higher education. Scientific articles allow researchers to keep up to date with the developments of their field and direct their own research. An essential part of a scientific article is citation of earlier work. The impact of articles and journals is often assessed by counting citations ([[citation impact]]). Some classes are partially devoted to the explication of classic articles, and [[seminar]] classes can consist of the presentation by each student of a classic or current paper. Schoolbooks and textbooks have been written usually only on established topics, while the latest research and more obscure topics are only accessible through scientific articles. In a scientific research group or [[academic department]] it is usual for the content of current scientific journals to be discussed in [[journal club]]s. Public funding bodies often require the results to be published in scientific journals. Academic credentials for promotion into academic ranks are established in large part by the number and impact of scientific articles published. Many doctoral programs allow for [[thesis by publication]], where the candidate is required to publish a certain number of scientific articles.