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Inadequate literature review makes an author’s research redundant: A case study
Every researcher conducts a literature search to ensure that the topic he or she has chosen to work on has not been published earlier. But what happens if, after submitting your manuscript, you...
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New standards of technology in academic publishing
Richard Wynne has been with Aries since January 1999, before which he published interactive multimedia resources for SilverPlatter. Aries Systems Corporation creates innovative technological solutions...
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Can I cite my own published papers in a review article?
Question Description: I got an invitation from a journal to submit a review article on a particular topic. I have some published papers on this topic. Can I cite most of my published content in this...
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Will it be beneficial for my career if I am a reviewer or editor?
Question Description: I have received an invitation from a journal to be an editor/reviewer. How should I reply to them? Should I accept the offer? Will it help my career? This is a Canadian OA journal...
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WHO calls for researchers to report the findings of all clinical trials
Recognizing the moral and ethical responsibilities of researchers and the need to promote clinical trial transparency, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued Statement on Public Disclosure of...
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Strong magnetic field detected around supermassive black holes
Astronomers from Chalmers University of Technology and Onsala Space Observatory, Sweden, studied supermassive black holes to find out whether they were surrounded by a magnetic field. Supermassive...
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Submitting the same research to a conference and a journal: the basic rules
Question Description: I currently have research content to merely write the abstract of my study. I plan to submit the abstract to the Scholar Society Conference (deadline – mid of May) to be held in...
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ISMTE: Helping peer reviewers and journal editors understand accepted ethical...
If you have a role in the peer review process and/or scholarly and academic publications, then the International Society of Managing & Technical Editors (ISMTE) can be a valuable resource for...
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Are centrioles carriers of non-genetic heritable information?
Scientists at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, studied centrioles and discovered the possibility that centrioles might carry defective mutations that could pass on a broad...
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A young researcher's guide to a systematic review
Systematic reviews are regarded as the best source of research evidence. A systematic review is a rigorous review of existing literature that addresses a clearly formulated question. This article aims...
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How to present rates in scientific writing
This post discusses the minutiae of expressing rates (kilometres per hour, grams per litre, etc.) using negative exponents and the slash.How do you express quantities such as speed (in, say, kilometres...
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Footage of zebrafish's 'inner ear' development wins science video prize
The footage of zebrafish's 'inner ear' development by Dr. Mariana Muzzopappa of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine Barcelona; and Jim Swoger of the Center for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona wins...
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Is it plagiarism if two studies use the same text in the methods section?
Question Description: I will submit two articles comparing different materials with the same method. The materials and methods section is almost the same. Plagiarism detection software could not detect...
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Peer reviewer sacked for making sexist comments on a manuscript
The journal PLOS ONE sacked a peer reviewer for making sexist remarks on a manuscript. The editor of the journal has also been blamed for the oversight. The peer reviewer made discriminatory remarks...
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Can I sign the copyright transfer form after receiving a publication date...
Question Description: My paper has passed peer review and got accepted. I am waiting for the publication date. Meanwhile, I have received a notification about copyright transfer that says: "Please go...
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Manuscript submission checklist: Everything you need to consider before...
47912408You have to take care of many things before submitting a manuscript to a journal - from checking the IMRaD structure to following all the submission requirements. To ensure that your manuscript...
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How is an author's name change reflected in his or her publications?
Question Description: Recently, I have changed my Chinese name to an English name. This involves changing of both the first and last names. I am currently working on a research paper. Can I use my...
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Researchers discover region-selective pluripotent stem cells
Scientists have been aware of two types of pluripotent stem cells. However, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, a developmental biologist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California,...
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Self-entombing microbes offer hope of finding life on other planets
Jeffrey Marlow and his team at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, discovered microbes below the seabed around methane seeps near Oregon that are unlike most microbes found on earth....
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Science organizations and Nobel laureates defend animal research in Europe
Europe's biomedical research is threatened by the European Citizen’s Initiative’s (ECI) Stop Vivisection proposal. However, several science organizations and 16 Nobel laureates are defending the...
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