Kakoli Majumder

Translated plagiarism occcurs when translated material from publications in a different language is used without citing the source. This form of plagiarism is difficult to detect, but once detected,…

Authors are sometimes reluctant to discuss the flaws in their study, as they believe that this might jeopardize their chances of acceptance. However, hiding the limitations only draws more attention…

Errors in word usage account for a significant proportion of language problems in research papers written by non-native English speakers. This article lists some examples of commonly observed errors…

Newer forms of unethical practices are on the rise in the acdemic publishing world, taking unsuspecting authors by surprise. When a dissatisfied author gives a negative rating to an online plagiarism…

Choosing between the active and passive voice can be particularly confusing in academic writing. This article will help you understand how to make the appropriate choice between the active and…

A journal editor discovers an overlap between one of his journal’s published articles and two other articles published in different journals. The editor suspects that this is a case of salami slicing…

Predatory behavior is growing rapidly in the publishing industry: it is no longer just the predatory journals and publishers; even predatory conferences are on the rise. Organized by for-profit…

The only way to ensure that people understand science is to communicate it in a way that enables them to absorb it easily and comprehend how it impacts them.  A 1985 Report published by the Royal…

On Dec 21, Elsevier announced that it is in the process of retracting 26 papers across six of its journals due to peer review manipulation and authorship irregularities. 13 of the papers have already…

With the evolving nature of the scholarly landscape, researchers now have access to many different tools to manage different aspects and stages of their workflow and communication. This article gives…