The Mystery of Research Paper Retraction
A Contractual Obligation
Even though no money usually changes hands between author and journal in the publication of an academic article or research paper, there is still a legal…
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Publishing Research
Increase your knowledge of the publication cycle and handling of journal rejection
What Is Authorship Abuse in Research?
Publication at Any Price!
As a doctoral graduate or junior researcher, publication is everything. Under constant pressure to "publish or perish," the perceived value of that…
Why You Should Not Submit Your Article to More than One Journal!
You have an article ready to go and you’re anxious to get it published. You know that if you submit to one journal, it could potentially take over a year for it to be published.…
Can Research Be Truly Independent?
Defining research as "independent" is not as simple as it might first appear. Which criteria are you considering for independence?
Freedom of Influence – you have the money…
Is Sharing Research Data a Conflict of Interest?
An Academic Community
When we speak of the worlds of academic research and academic publishing, we often refer to the academic community as a collaborative group of professionals…
Merits of the Belmont Report
What is the Belmont Report?
In July 1974, the National Research Act was signed into law, creating the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and…
Selecting International Peer Reviewers
Is the Peer Review Process Blinkered?
The process of evaluating the academic or scientific research work of others has always rested on the foundation of using peers from the same…
Authorship: Difference Between “Contributor” and “Co-Author”
With an increasing number of researchers and graduates chasing publication opportunities under the pressure of "publish or perish," many are settling for participation in multiple…
Research Reproducibility and Credibility — Replication Studies
A Self-Correcting Process!
Scientific research has never been a perfect process of discovery. We have never expected to get the results right the first time, and so we have…
To Peer Review or Not to Peer Review: Should We Publish Everything?
As the world of academic publishing has struggled to embrace digital technology and the phenomenal growth of open access journals, the process of peer review has remained…
Fair Use in Academic and Research Libraries
Librarians serve many individuals while performing their daily tasks.
Students count on them for assistance in navigating through increasingly complex databases and accessing…
Presubmission Peer Reviews: Importance of Submitting Your Research Paper for Review?
Total immersion in a research study for an extended period of time can lead to word blindness where you don’t spot a glaring text or formatting error, even after multiple revisions…