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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…
I have found about 2,000 problematic papers, says Dr. Elisabeth Bik
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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…
When authorship goes wrong
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With digitalization and open access being the order of the day, science is becoming increasingly collaborative in nature. This article discusses authorship and how the…
Defining authorship: A taxonomy to assign contributor roles in multi-author papers
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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…
Six ways to avoid plagiarism in research papers
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Dr. Tim Hunt is renowned for his work on cell cycle regulation for which he won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Dr. Lee Hartwell and Dr. Paul…
The most difficult aspect of research is to find a good problem to work on, says Dr. Tim Hunt
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An author’s degree of contribution to a study can sometimes be identified by the order in which the names appear in the byline of the publication, but it is usually very…
How journals are using CRediT to capture author contributions in Editorial Manager
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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…
6 Critical ethical principles associated with research in traditional medicine
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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…
A 3-page guide to scientific writing
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There has been a tremendous increase in the number of research papers submitted to academic journals, which has significantly increased the pressure on journal editors…
How authors do themselves a disservice
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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…