On November 1, Springer Nature announced that Springer and BioMed Central have decided to retract a total of 58 articles published by Iran-based authors across seven journals. The publisher received…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- November 2, 2016
Early career professionals face various challenges while trying to carve a successful career path for themselves. To understand their requirements and problems and help them overcome those, the…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 27, 2016
In the pursuit of success in academia, early career researchers look out for opportunities to showcase their skills. One way to do this is by peer reviewing. How can this help your career progression…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 24, 2016
The Annals of Improbable Research, a science humor magazine, announced on September 22, the winners of the 2016 Ig Nobel Prizes. Since 1991, these prizes honor the most unusual and imaginative…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 23, 2016
Discussions about peer review usually revolve around incentivizing peer review, acknowledging reviewers, and making their contribution count. But isn’t being a peer reviewer a form of recognition in…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 22, 2016
The recipients of 2016 Lasker Awards, one of the most prestigious prizes in medicine, were announced by Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation on 13 September. This year, the awards honored major…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 15, 2016
Typically, after researchers are accused of misconduct, the institutions they are affiliated with conduct further investigations. Instances where misconduct leads to prosecution are rare. However,…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 8, 2016
The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent titled “Online peer review system and method” to the leading academic publisher Elsevier, which has evoked strong reactions from the advocates of open access…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 5, 2016
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged OMICS Group, Inc. for deceiving researchers and academicians about publication fees, peer review process, and the nature…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- August 29, 2016
English language journals are rapidly being launched in China by Chinese universities and publishers, according to The Publishers Association’s new report PA Market Report China Journals. The report…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- August 25, 2016