A Quick Guide to Clinical Trials (Part 1: An Overview)
Clinical trials are the core of medical research. Investigations are performed to determine how new treatments will work in human patients and valuable data concerning the benefits…
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Understanding Ethics
Resourceful articles on research and publication ethics
Citation Cartels: The Mafia of Scientific Publishing
In academic publishing, citations make a body of work more widely known amongst other researchers and demonstrate that the work has relevance in the field. In addition to the…
Learn About Redundant (Duplicate) Publications and Simultaneous Submissions
Simultaneous submissions and duplicate publications are considered unethical in scientific disciplines. With some exceptions (explained below), most journals do not accept a…
Impact of GPP3 Guidelines on Industry-sponsored Research
Clinical trials help doctors to decide the best treatment for their patients. This means that the results must be accurate and reliable. Often commercial organizations such as…
Authorship and Contributorship in Scientific Publications
Publishing research plays a critical role in a scientists’ career. Publishing research outcomes helps researchers gain visibility in the scientific community as well as receive…
Retractions Due to Fake Peer Reviews
When scientific manuscripts are submitted to a journal they have to undergo a peer review process so that the journal can decide whether or not they should publish the article. In…
Publishing the Unpublished Research
BMC Research Notes is a journal that publishes academic research, however, what sets this BioMed Central journal apart from other publishers is the fact that this journal focuses…
Retractions Due to Image Manipulation by ESL Authors
There are multiple cases of article retractions due to duplicated or manipulated article images which have occurred recently in Life Sciences. These described cases involved…
Analysis of Retractions in Korean Journals
Publishing research is essential to the growth of the scientific community. Published findings often serve as the basis for future investigations allowing scientists to build on…
Experts’ Take: Giving Proper Credit in Multi-authored Publications
Scholarly manuscripts usually have several authors. New collaborations across scientific disciplines and geographical borders have led to an increase in the number of…
Giving Proper Credit in Multi-authored Publications
Scholarly manuscripts usually have several authors. New collaborations across scientific disciplines and geographical borders have led to an increase in the number of…
Importance of Ethics Committees in Scholarly Research
Ethics committees review research proposals involving human participants and their data to ensure that they agree with local and international ethical guidelines. They also monitor…