The murky side of publishing Counterfeit publishers with avaricious motives are on the loose. Here is sage advice for novice researchers to steer clear of predatory […]

Role of Ethics in Research As far as ethics are concerned, it is often perceived as rules or norms that differentiate between wrong and right. There […]

Author and Co-Author: Are They One and the Same? For those of you who think that ‘authors and co-authors’ mean one and the same thing, you […]

Honorary and Ghost Authorship: Is it Ethical? Authorship in scientific publications is a critical component. If it is used in the right manner, authorship is useful […]

Skirting the Scope of Copyright Infringement Copyright laws have been created with the intention of safeguarding the interests of individuals who create original works. Copyright laws […]

Preventing Conflict of Interest during Peer Reviewing During the peer reviewing process there is a scope for conflict of interest to arise. Interests that are conflicting […]

Misconduct in Research The common belief that prevails is that any or every article that has been published within journals is deemed to be factual and […]

Enhancing Journal Impact Factor Ethically An issue that is most frequently discussed by editors of low-tier journals relates to the impact factor of that journal. This […]

Why Retractions Occurs Defining Retraction Research papers are bound to undergo detailed scrutiny which is carried out by peer reviewers prior to the research paper being […]