The total number of submissions annually, to both international and regional journals, has steadily increased throughout the world. However, the degree of this…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- June 16, 2013
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…
- Editage Insights
- September 15, 2013
The number of published papers being retracted is increasing dramatically and is higher than ever before. Although retracted papers still represent a miniscule…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 16, 2013
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…
- Dr. Shazia Khanam
- October 16, 2013
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Asked on October 16, 2013
In the highly competitive world of academic publishing, authorship related problems are insreasing, with authors not getting credit for their work, disagreements…
- Dr. Shazia Khanam
- October 16, 2013
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…
- Ashmita Das
- October 17, 2013
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Asked on October 17, 2013
Even if you don't intend to plagiarize, you may accidentally stumble into the trap of plagiarism. This is called Accidental Plagiarism. And it could happen to you if…
- Editage Insights
- October 17, 2013
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…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- October 17, 2013