Should Journal Editors Avoid a Possible Conflict of Interest?
Although “follow the money” describes most conflicts of interest, some conflicts have nothing to do with money. Suppose you are a researcher who publishes papers regularly. And…
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Fake Research Papers Published and Retracted
What would you make of a paper entitled “Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical Unification of Access Points and Redundancy.” How about "On the Emulation of Expert Systems Based on…
Academic Authorship—Order & Rules
Assigning appropriate authorship is fundamental to guarantee professional conducts and ethical practices when publishing academic and research papers. Until the beginning of the…
Selecting The Right Journal: A Quick Guide (Part 3)
The process of selecting the appropriate journal has become increasingly complex due to the proliferation of journals, areas of specialization, and emergence of interdisciplinary…
How to Plan a Research Thesis
A very important element of research, particularly for students, is the thesis which constitutes a report of the work performed. A thesis allows the organization of thoughts and…
What You Should Know About Scientific Authorship
In scientific research, there are often numerous contributors, especially in a university setting where undergraduate and graduate students provide assistance in writing a paper…
How to Confront Scientific Misconduct
If you are a researcher at a university working on a new drug and the company with whom you collaborate sends you a publication for your approval. You request to see the raw data…
Publication Ethics: Giving Credit where Credit Is Due
One basic element of publication ethics requires that an author give credit where credit is due, especially to those who contributed to the research. There are two ways to violate…
Understanding Measures of Journal Quality and Impact
Journals have differing recognition factors, which can be specific to a field or applicable across multiple disciplines. The quality and impact of the journal is usually apparent…
Are We Facing a Research Integrity Crisis?
Our dependence on research integrity in science is more critical than many are willing to acknowledge. The purity of the scientific method is presented as an uncompromising and…
How Should the Performance of Peer Reviewers be Assessed?
Serving Two Masters
Which elements should be considered as a metric for performance as a good peer reviewer? If we look at the process from the perspective of the manuscript, a…
What Should You Do When You Can’t Replicate a Study?
A Process Based on Assumptions!
When a replication study is commissioned, much of the initial work is based on a series of assumptions:
The initial study was conducted by…