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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…

What are the most common reasons for retraction?
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The number of published papers being retracted is increasing dramatically and is higher than ever before. Although retracted papers still represent a miniscule…

Can scientists found guilty of misconduct be rehabilitated?
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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…

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

Plagiarism
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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…

Tips to avoid plagiarism
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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…

Is the journal retraction rate rising?
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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…