Researchers who feel pressured to publish in high ranking journals are more likely to cut corners, or even commit academic fraud.
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Public engagement of academics has increased enormously in recent decades. But this new level of engagement is producing problems and conflicts for which many academics are ill-prepared.
Just as no one ever assumed that everything in print was trustworthy, neither should that be the case for open access content.
Why do predatory and vanity academic publishers and conferences exist? Why are they flourishing now? And what can they tell us about the failings of academia?
A new policy by publisher Elsevier is threatening to wind back the gains made by the open access movement.
As you snuggle by the fire this holiday season to watch Love Actually, you should know that you’re also viewing the work of a published academic neuroscientist. That’s right – actor Colin Firth is cited…
The open-access movement, which aims to provide researchers and the public with free access to academic work, has been growing. But most academic research remains behind expensive paywalls, which decreases…
Most academic papers today are published only after some academic peers have had a chance to review the merits and limitations of the work. This seems like a good idea, but there is a growing movement…
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Editor in Chief, Medical Journal of Australia, Queensland University of Technology
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Dean of Research, Humanities, Curtin University
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Professor of Higher Education, Rhodes University, South Africa, Rhodes University
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PhD Candidate in Educational Management, Makerere University
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Researcher, University of Pretoria
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University Librarian and Vice Provost for Digital Scholarship, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Belonging Science, School of Educational Psychology and Inclusion, Faculty of Education, Monash University
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Director, Centre for Culture and Technology & Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative, Curtin University
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Associate Professor (Philosophy ), Makerere University
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Lecturer in History of Medicine/Life Science, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Ph.D Candidate in Psychology, University of Washington
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Researcher, Nelson Mandela University
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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