Retractions and Predatory Journals: A growing crisis
Maintaining research integrity and public trust in research has become increasingly challenging due to the surge in retracted studies and the unchecked growth of predatory…
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Zooming Into Retractions: Understanding the global trends and proposing solutions
The number of research retractions has grown markedly over the past two decades. A recent study findings indicate that retractions for European biomedical science papers have…
COPE Publication Integrity Week 2024: Uphold publishing integrity and research ethics with Enago
With an exponential increase in retractions, publication integrity takes center stage in research communication. As we gear up for Publication Integrity Week 2024 from November…
Integrity in Action: A Panel Discussion on the Ethical Challenges and Solutions in Publishing
Current challenges and evolving trends in scholarly publishing
Common causes of misconduct and identifying them
Role of individual stakeholders and collaborative efforts in…
Understanding the Impact of Retractions on Research Integrity – A global study
As we reach the midway point of 2024, ‘Research Integrity’ remains one of the hot topics in scientific publishing. Lately, research integrity has taken the central stage due to the…
China’s Ministry of Education Spearheads Efforts to Uphold Academic Integrity
In response to the increase in retractions of research papers submitted by Chinese scholars to foreign publications last year, China's Ministry of Education (MOE) has taken a more…
Understanding the Difference Between Research Ethics and Compliance
Ethics refers to the principles, values, and moral guidelines that guide individual or group behavior to distinguish between right and wrong, and make decisions that align with…
Understanding Researcher Awareness and Compliance With Ethical Standards – A global study
Ethical considerations are the bedrock of credible research. It lays the foundation of research by building reliability of scholarly pursuits. However, the advent of Artificial…
Ensuring Ethical Peer Review: A comparative analysis of COPE, ICMJE, and NISO guidelines
Peer review is a cornerstone of the academic and scientific publishing process which ensures the quality, rigor, and credibility of research publications. In an era marked by…
Maintaining the Ethical Boundaries of Generative AI in Research and Scholarly Writing
Generative AI models have revolutionized the way we interact with technology for research and scholarly writing. As these AI systems become increasingly sophisticated in generating…
Deciphering the Ownership Conundrum: Who owns the ChatGPT-generated scholarly work?
Attributing authorship to ChatGPT in research papers is probably the most ridiculous thing to ever do. Who are you going to hold responsible for the false information you came…
Are Secondary Submissions Unethical? — 4 reasons to not republish translated articles
Submitting a translated article that is already published in another language is a practice that has become increasingly popular among authors. But how ethical is it? In this blog…