plagiarism

The total number of submissions annually, to both international and regional journals, has steadily increased throughout the world. However, the degree of this…

Read our sum up of the International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication---perhaps the biggest, most important conference that addresses issues at the heart of scientific, technical…

The number of published papers being retracted is increasing dramatically and is higher than ever before. Although retracted papers still represent a miniscule…

Recent times have witnessed a drastic increase in the number of cases of scientific misconduct. In fact, the number of documented cases—419 in 2012, which is twice the…

In the highly competitive world of academic publishing, authorship related problems are insreasing, with authors not getting credit for their work, disagreements…

When writing a paper, always acknowledge all sources clearly and avoid copying other authors’ words verbatim. Failure to do so could lead to loss of tenure/funding and…

Research papers go through a long and thorough process of peer review so that the published papers are free of errors and mistakes. Despite this, sometimes some errors…

The number of publications to a researcher’s credit seems to matter more than the quality of the work done. How did the publishing industry get to this point? How can you not only withstand but beat…

Ethical research and publication practices are essential for honest scholarly and scientific research. Most journals today are keenly aware of this

How can you measure the quality of a research paper? More importantly, how can you determine whether your research is making an impact and is considered important? An…