Gender Disparity in Authorship Existent in Academia
In academic journals, there have been several ethical issues with respect to authorship. This is notably the case with articles with multiple authors. For example, a study done by…
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How to Effectively Referee a Ph.D. Thesis
A referee is someone who has been given the responsibility of evaluating the suitability of a doctoral thesis and the candidate for the award of a Ph.D. degree. This degree is the…
How to Withdraw Manuscript after Submission
You have just completed manuscript submission process for your target journal. The next steps would be initial review by the editor followed by the peer review by the invited…
How Should Researchers Deal with Article Retractions?
Primary research findings are typically published in academic journals as articles. However, even after passing peer-review, retractions in academic journals can follow, even many…
The Effect of Scientific Misconduct on a Researcher’s Career
Scientific misconduct is not only deplorable from a moral standpoint; it can have serious consequences on a researcher’s future. At the least a record of misconduct will hang over…
Publication Ethics: Giving Credit where Credit is Due
One basic element of publication ethics requires that an author give proper credit to those who contributed to the research. There are two ways to violate this guideline: not…
Why You Should Not Submit Your Article to More Than One Journal!
You have an article ready to go and you’re anxious to get it published. You know that if you submit to one journal, it could potentially take over a year for it to be published.…
Publish or Perish: What are its Consequences?
In the daily lives of people working in academia, the maxim publish or perish can mean different things depending on where you are in your academic career.
For graduate…
