The Effects of Corrupted Peer Reviews on Scientific Credibility
Recent retractions of papers due to the absence of rigorous peer reviews have recalled to the international research community the importance of ensuring research accuracy. After…
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Ethics and Misconduct
Publishing Quality Research Vs. Deluging Scientific Information
It is widely believed in the field of scientific research that too many articles are being published. Many research papers are cranked out mainly to pad their author’s resumés, who…
Dealing With Bias in Academic Research
What is Bias in Research?
The act of a researcher influencing the process of a systematic investigation either knowingly or unknowingly is termed as "Bias in Research". Research…
Graduate Student Fraud: The Bengü Sezen Case
Although I like to think that fraud in academic publications is rare, there have been a number of cases where researchers have had to withdraw supposedly groundbreaking research…