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Research Ethics
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Many researchers indulge in what is known as ‘outcome switching,’ which means the trial report does not include outcomes that are part of the pre-registration, or…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- March 14, 2016
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A paper has a greater chance of publication when it involves a full-scale study, rather than a fragment of a larger study. Read more to learn about the practice of …
- Marisha Fonseca
- November 4, 2013
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Journals will not publish your paper if your study involves human subjects and you have not obtained informed consent.
- Editage Insights
- October 17, 2013
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The pressure to publish or perish can make authors desperate to increase their publication count. However, being tempted to divide a single study and publish it as…
- Kakoli Majumder
- January 15, 2016
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Dr. Elisabeth Bik is a microbiome and science integrity consultant and founder of the Microbiome Digest blog. Dr. Bik’s pro bono efforts to help identify instances of…
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- August 8, 2019
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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 between…
- Dr. Shazia Khanam
- October 16, 2013
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The ethics of research in traditional medicine have recently been hotly debated. This post helps authors understand the ethical principles governing publication in…
- Garima Pandey
- October 10, 2016
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Following this brief explanation of what plagiarism is – essentially, ‘borrowing’ pieces of text published elsewhere and incorporating them into your article without any…
- Yateendra Joshi
- August 6, 2021
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Case: The study proposed a new wound healing technique and involved needle puncture on patients from two medical centers. It was mentioned in the paper that an…
- Satyajit Rout
- June 13, 2014
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"Many journals are not only seeing more problems, the cases also seem to be becoming more complex." Dr. Hames discusses how current ethical issues across the…
- Editage Insights
- June 13, 2014