Should Whistleblowers in Academic Research Be Financially Rewarded
Lincoln’s Law
The False Claims Act, also known as “Lincoln’s Law” after the President who signed the legislation into law during the Civil War, was written to curb the rampant…
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Publishing Research
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Experts’ Take on Peer Review Evaluation (PRE)
The quality of a journal’s papers is largely determined by the quality of its peer review. This screening mechanism is designed to ensure that the data and conclusions presented…
How to Respond to Reviewer Comments and Revise Your Research Paper
As a researcher's success depends on his ability to publish his work in an international peer-reviewed journal. For most researchers, completing the daunting task of conducting the…
How to Identify Predatory/Fake Journals
Publish Anything for a Fee
When the phenomenon of open access began over a decade ago, it was welcomed as a positive step in the dissemination of current scientific research…
The Role of COPE in Research and Publication Ethics
COPE was established as a registered charity in the United Kingdom in October 2007, after a decade of growth from an informal gathering of concerned editors in 1997. It is funded…
Retraction Watch: Reports on Retractions of Scientific Papers
Retraction: A Sanction of Last Resort
When an academic journal formally retracts an article, it is considered one of the most serious acts that can be taken against an author or…
Why Would Anyone Want to Be a Peer Reviewer?
Contributing to the Academic Community
Advocates argue that the contribution made by the peer review process to academic publishing is chronically undervalued.
Leveraging the…
How Rare is Scientific Misconduct?
Assessing how rare scientific misconduct might be within the broader scientific research community would be virtually impossible. A scientific misconduct cannot be identified until…
Organic Change in Academic Research
Consistency is the Mantra!
The Scientific Method is built upon the assumption that no matter how far outside the box an observation may seem, the assessment can always be…
Scientific Misconduct: Why Do Researchers Cheat?
How Do Scientists Cheat?
Academic fraud can be broken down into three categories:
Plagiarism – the use of a colleague’s work without clear attribution and citation.…
Should Peer Review Be Transparent?
The anonymity of the peer review process has always been regarded as a key tenet of the quality and integrity of academic publishing. The freedom to comment openly and without fear…
The Consequences of Flawed Research
Flawed research, as opposed to deliberately fraudulent research, can be looked at from several angles:
The original identification of the topic can be based on a poor…