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Ethical Declarations

On July 21, 2022, the prominent blog Retraction Watch and esteemed American journal Science published articles on the newly uncovered evidence of potential…
Images that researchers include in their papers need to meet the presentation quality requred for publication. But in manipulating their images to make them presentable,…
This article  centers on the provisional application for patent.
Have you struggled to understand whether you should apply for a patent and what it entails? This article explains the basics to help you expand your knowledge about…
Patents 101: What are patents and how do you acquire them?
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Ethical declarations in research form an integral part during the submission process of a manuscript to a journal. During the submission process, there are several…
Most journals require complete disclosure of potential conflicts of interest from authors at the time of submission.However, it is sometimes difficult for authors to…
Authors sometimes have preconceived ideas about copyright. Some authors are under the impression that open access articles do not have copyright. Such a mistaken idea…
Unintentional copyright infringement by an author: A case study
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Even though you wrote and edited your manuscript, did you know that once you submit it to a journal for publication and the journal accepts your paper, the journal owns…
Navigating copyright when you publish a manuscript in a journal
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What does conflict of interest mean? This article also explains why such conflicts arise and how they can be avoided.
How to identify and deal with conflicts of interest in research publication
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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…