It is well known that the number of PhD holders is increasing every year, but what is not so well known is the career path they choose. How many of them continue to be a part of academia, how many…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- December 21, 2015
Researchers scramble to boost their publication record by targeting to publish in high impact factor journals as their career advancement depends on it. Consequentially, most researchers face a…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- December 16, 2015
Science has seldom been a topic of drawing room conversations. The general public tends to believe that science is a complex subject that is best left to its stakeholders – the researchers. Moreover…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- December 10, 2015
Should germline modification be allowed on human embryos? To discuss this issue, geneticists from across the globe will meet in the International Summit on Human Gene Editing, which will kick off in…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- December 1, 2015
Undergoing the process of scientific publication is inevitable for researchers, but most find this a daunting task as it is long drawn and effort intensive. After submitting their paper to a journal…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- November 27, 2015
Following the multiple cases of author misconduct in which Chinese researchers were involved, the Chinese government and a major funding agency in China are taking steps to put a stop to these…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- November 25, 2015
As the volume of publishing is increasing, journal editors are finding it increasingly difficult to appoint reviewers as many refuse review requests. What are the reasons behind this refusal apart…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- November 25, 2015
Unhappy with the way science is being governed in the country, Chilean researchers resorted to street protests and published an open letter that criticized the government’s lack of support to science.
- Sneha Kulkarni
- November 20, 2015
How authors, reviewers, and editors perceive peer review: An overview of the Taylor & Francis report
Peer review is considered by most scholars to be a reliable method of evaluating research qualitatively. But what are the perspectives of authors, peer reivewers, and journal editors on peer review?…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- November 14, 2015
The richest award in science, the Breakthrough Prize, was presented on October 8 to researchers belonging to the fields of physics, life sciences, and mathematics. This year, a new category was added…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- November 14, 2015