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Elsevier has been having disputes with several universities across the globe, such as Germany, South Korea and now Finland. Recently, Elsevier and South Korean universities entered…

Elsevier has been in news for a long time. Initially it was due to the dispute with the German universities regarding access to journals. Recently the dispute between the South…

Research always goes hand-in-hand with funding. Without funding, a country’s science and research cannot progress. The European Union has been providing significant research…

Research endeavors in the 21st century are made easier by collaborations. As academia becomes increasingly more complex, researchers are pooling their resources towards a common…

Brexit effect has been felt within the academic world for quite some time now. The decision of the UK to continue with Brexit is affecting various universities across the European…

Scientific misconduct is bound to affect any researcher who has been found guilty of committing it. But whoever thought that former collaborators would have to bear the brunt of …

Scientific misconduct is an upsetting discovery in the scientific world, that has effects within as well as outside the scientific community. What is more shocking is its rising…

The year-end release of Altmetric Top 100 articles annually assembles scholarly articles ranking by online metrics or scores. The scoring system depends on the type of online…

There have been several events occurring in the scientific community throughout the year 2017. In the previous article, we went through some of the infamous events in academia in…

The academic and research community is not immune to turbulence. However, the year 2017 has witnessed an unusually large number of ups and downs in research and academia. These…

Recognition for your accomplishments is indeed the most desirable reward in the realm of scientific research. Publishing your research and getting recognition from your peers in…

In the 1940s, genius was widely believed to be a male trait and women were considered more suited for virtuous tasks. However, women played a key role in the era of wartime…