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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…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- October 17, 2013
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There are many books on the topic of scientific and research writing, but most researchers hardly have the time to delve into such books. If only there was something…
- Ravi Murugesan
- October 17, 2013
Most authors like to have their work reviewed before submission. Some may request their department head or a colleague to review their manuscript, whereas others may…
- Niket Bhodia
- October 17, 2013
With new open access journals entering the publication space every day, all with highly varied article-processing charges, how do you determine whether you’re really…
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 17, 2013
The Nature Publishing Group released The Nature Publishing Index 2012, China, in May, 2013. This index is based on papers published in the prestigious Nature group of…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- October 17, 2013
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Funding is indeed a big problem for scientists these days. Increased competition coupled with diminishing federal research has made it very difficult for university…
- Kakoli Majumder
- October 17, 2013
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Today, science is progressing rapidly and new findings come to light every day. In such a scenario, replication studies could prove to be an important part of scientific…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- October 17, 2013
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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…
- Ashmita Das
- October 17, 2013
What do you think about this proposal? Will anonymity eliminate bias? Or do you think it is important for author identity to be disclosed in grant applications?
- Clarinda Cerejo
- October 17, 2013
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A conflict of interest arises whenever there is any potential bias that could affect a researcher’s work. Avoid post-publication headaches by disclosing all conflicts of…
- Virendra Naik
- October 17, 2013