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In 2010, Jeffrey Beall, an academic librarian at the Auraria Library at University of Colorado, Denver (CU Denver), started curating a list of allegedly predatory journals/publishers. He has been a well-known vocal critic of the open access…

Enago, a leading provider of English language editing and publication services, has partnered with iThenticate to offer plagiarism check service to academic authors. Enago is dedicated to following best practices on ethical matters and…

The Chinese Association for Science and Technology (CAST)—one of China’s main research agencies—is taking drastic measures against scholars involved in academic misconduct. In an attempt to “promote a healthy scientific spirit” and…

The process of scientific research is inextricably linked to the results of published work. Scientists frequently design their own experiments based on the findings of others. Therefore, it is important that the sources of these findings be…

Across many scientific disciplines, the voluntary peer review system is strained, if not under outright siege1,2. This trend is of great concern because peer review is an essential component for the advancement of science and the academic…

In general, there are a certain set of standards that are put in place when writing and constructing documents. This set of standards is referred to as a style guide and is used for general use or for a particular publication, organization,…

Whenever we submit a manuscript to a good journal, it is carefully scrutinized by the editors and other experts in the field before being accepted. We all know how important this peer review process can be, as we usually get constructive…

The most important job of a journal editor is to ensure that there is a steady flow of high-quality papers. A journal without great content, cannot survive. In order to make sure that there is a constant flow of good quality papers, it…

A good literature review is the building ground for carrying out an efficient and well-designed research project. One of the main qualities of research work is to bring out a new piece of knowledge. Hence, it is important to be aware of…

Every scientist must publish his or her research at some point, and these publications are still integral to the scientific process.1 More often than not, aspiring as well as established scientists want their work to be read by their peers…