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A practice annoying journal editors and readers alike is the publication of the same paper in different journals—duplicate publication or multiple publications, often called self-plagiarism. An author might submit the same manuscript to two…
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Masterclass on Avoiding Journal Rejections Due to Language Errors
The Impact of Language Errors and Statistics Highlighting its Impact
Overview of Common Language and Grammar Mistakes
Strategies for Enhancing Language Skills
Pre-submission Checklist for Ensuring Language Correctness
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Most Effective Deterrent for Scientific Misconduct
Misconduct: A Question of Intent
If we consider the top three categories of scientific misconduct to be, in ascending order, the use of someone else’s work without citation (plagiarism), the manipulation of research data to achieve a…
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10 Types of Scientific Misconduct
Behavior that would be considered scientific misconduct could occur at all points in a research protocol. You could encounter different types of scientific research misconduct at different stages, right from the origination of different…
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Role of Technology in Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are more than just buzzwords — they are the foundational principles that underpin the thriving and innovative STEM industry. Yet, there has been a longstanding gap in embracing DEI in its truest sense.…
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Is Your Reputation Safe? How to Ensure You’re Passing a Spotless Manuscript to Your Publisher
This guest post is drafted by an expert from iThenticate, a plagiarism checker trusted by the world’s top researchers, publishers, and scholars.
Reputation remains one of the most important underlying motivations for everything authors…
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Avoiding Fraudulent Image Manipulation: Best Practices, Detection, and Ethical Standards
Understanding the current landscape of image manipulation in research
Recent cases of research misconduct
Best practices for ethical image processing
Tools and services that help researchers safeguard research integrity
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Growing Threat of Image Manipulation: Historic cases of retractions due to image fraud
Dr. Alan Fisher knew his team’s research had immense potential. After months of tireless work, they finally achieved groundbreaking results. However, as he reviewed the images in his manuscript, he noticed that some were unclear. He knew…
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DEAL Advocates for CC BY as Preferred Open Access License
Germany’s nationwide Projekt DEAL consortium, initiated by the Alliance of Science Organizations, negotiates new publishing models to ensure open access to research results from Germany. DEAL is launching an information campaign under the…
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Self-plagiarism: How Much Is Too Much?
Most researchers would say that plagiarism is never acceptable. They would probably also agree that some types of plagiarism are more serious than others. For example, complete plagiarism is where someone takes a project or paper created by…
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