Ethical Issues

While the world eagerly awaits the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine, there are several questions that remain! By when can we expect the vaccine to be ready? Is it safe to…

Pharmacovigilance (PV) deals with drug-related problems: detecting, understanding, and preventing adverse effects. Patient safety is the key goal of PV. Many approved medicines…

Recently I walked past my colleague’s office and noticed he was laughing. I asked him what was so funny.“I am reading about an authorship story of ‘Stronzo Bestiale’,” he chuckled.…

Science and research have made tremendous progress in the last century. Unfortunately, some of the studies conducted earlier were not governed by ethical norms and have caused…

In academic journals, there have been several ethical issues with respect to authorship. This is notably the case with articles having multiple authors. For example, a study done…

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…

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…

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…

One basic element of publication ethics requires that an author give credit where credit is due, especially to those who contributed to the research. There are two ways to violate…

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.…