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It is no secret that academia has a dark, expansive history of bullying. Over the past few years, a growing body of evidence has suggested an alarming rate of bullying in academia and academic…

On July 21, 2022, the prominent blog Retraction Watch and esteemed American journal Science published articles on the newly uncovered evidence of potential academic misconduct in Alzheimer’s…

While the proper use of statistics can be confusing, it should not be scary. This article provides some simple suggestions to help you be more thoughtful and accurate in analyzing and reporting…

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are now being widely explored to ease several publishing-related aspects. Academic writing is one of them. In this post,…

Here's Gayatri Ramachandran's personal account of the challenges faced while communicating her struggles of PhD life to her family and misconceptions about life during PhD.

The 7th World Conference on Research Integrity, held in May–June 2022 in Cape Town, focused on issues surrounding ethics in collaboration between researchers in the Global North and South. In this…

Adhering to the guidelines prescribed by an exhaustive manual such as the American Psychological Association Manual (APA) of Style can be daunting. Here's a cheat sheet to help you cover some of…

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has greatly affected research and researchers in both countries. This post summarizes the challenges and precipitating factors as well as some key measures…

On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, which had protected a woman’s right to have an abortion, and allowed individual states to impose their own laws. …

Every year, the Peer Review Week (PRW) revolves around a theme that focuses on a specific aspect of the peer review process. This year, the PRW committee invited the global academic and scholarly…