A journal editor's heartfelt thoughts on mass retraction and unethical publication practices

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caven Mcloughlin
2018 ◽  
pp. 1274-1279
Author(s):  
Elena V. Olimpieva ◽  

The article reviews O. A. Shashkova’s ‘... Call the Mute Artifacts to Speech.’ Essays on the History of Archaeography of the 15th - Early 20th Century. Wide array of sources and broad geographical frameworks allow Shashkova to present emergence and development of Russian and European archaeography from the 15th to early 20th century intelligibly enough for educational purposes. A whole chapter is devoted to the manuscript tradition and publishing of sources before Gutenberg. When considering the formation of archaeographical tradition, the author uses comparative method. O. A. Shashkova offers a historical overview and analyzes theoretical and practical issues of archaeography. The reviewer notes the significance of the chosen topic due to a need to reconsider the development of publishing in light of modern views on archaeography and to make it accessible to students and non-professionals. She notes traditional academic approach of O. A. Shashkova to presentation of the development publication practices. The review considers the possibility of using the ‘Essays...’ in studying the history of archaeography and offers possible directions for a broader consideration of historical experience, in particular, of Novikov’s publication projects. The review notes the controversial nature of the author’s approach to systematization of her large historical material in order to consider issues concerning the study of archaeographical practices. It stresses that coverage of issues of development of methods of preparation of publications separately from its historical and practical aspects hinders successful mastering of the material by an untrained reader. It concludes that the publication has high practical value for specialists in archaeography and students.


2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-81
Author(s):  
Shaké Ketefian

Many nursing codes of ethics state or imply that nurses have a responsibility to conduct research in order to expand the profession’s knowledge base; yet, few provide guidance on the ethics of research. An increasing number of nursing organizations are now turning their attention to this very task, in order to provide specific guidance to their members on sound practices in their research, and for the training of the new generation of nurse researchers. This article provides the rationale for why such guidance is needed, describes ethical principles underlying scientific integrity, and presents several of the most compelling topics in scientific integrity, namely those related to publication practices, collaboration, and institutional responsibility.Descriptors: Nursing Research, Nursing, Nursing Ethics.Integridade científica em enfermagemMuitos códigos de ética em enfermagem afirmam ou pressupõem que os enfermeiros têm a responsabilidade de realizar pesquisas para expandir a base de conhecimentos da profissão; até agora, poucos orientam sobre a ética na pesquisa. Atualmente, um número cada vez maior de organizações de enfermagem está se voltando para essa difícil tarefa, fornecendo orientação específica a seus membros no que se refere à prática em suas pesquisas e o treinamento da nova geração de enfermeiros pesquisadores. Este artigo fornece a razão por que essa orientação é necessária, descreve os princípios éticos subjacentes à integridade científica e apresenta diversos dos mais persuasivos tópicos necessários na integridade científica, especificamente aqueles relacionados às práticas de publicação, colaboração e responsabilidade institucional.Descritores: Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Enfermagem, Ética em Enfermagem.Integridad científica en la enfermeríaMuchos códigos de ética en enfermería afirman o implican que ella tiene la responsabilidad de conducir la investigación para expandir la base de conocimiento de la profesion; aunque, pocos orientam sobre la ética de La investigación. Actualmente un numero cresciente de organizaciones de enfermería se esta volviendo a ese tipo de tarea para fornecer orientación especifica a SUS miembros no que se refiere a la practica en sus investigaciones y para el entrenamiento de nueva generación de enfermeros investigadores. Este artículo fornece el motivo por que esta orientación es necesária, describe la integridad cientifica subyacente de los princípios éticos y presenta la mayor parte de los tópicos persuasivos en la integridad cientifica, especificamente aquellos relacionados a las practicas de publicación, colaboración y responsabilidad institucional.Descriptores: Investigación en Enfermería, Enfermería, Ética en Enfermería.


2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
László Bengi

Publication practices during the early decades of the 20th century had a significant impact on the approach to literary works for both writers and readers. The majority of authors, including Kosztolányi, published the same work several times in different papers. The genealogy of texts is pervaded by the effects of contingency and unintentionality due to the lack of authorial, and sometimes editorial, control in the extensive and variable dissemination of works. Nevertheless, since the interaction of variants and their contexts can be conceived of as a mutual process, the mentioned publication practices also give rise to the possibility that a textual frame can be built around a work by re-publishing connected writings of the author’s oeuvre in the same paper within a short period. As an example, i show how Kosztolányi compiled an almost invisible series of short stories about death and suicide around the publication of one of his novels in the middle of the 1920s.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blair Hesp ◽  
Katshisa Arai ◽  
Magdalene Chu ◽  
Stefanie Chuah ◽  
Jose Miguel Curameng ◽  
...  

Numerous recommendations and guidelines aim to improve the quality, timeliness and transparency of medical publications. However, these guidelines use ambiguous language that can be challenging to interpret, particularly for speakers of English as a second language. Cultural expectations within the Asia-Pacific region raise additional challenges. Several studies have suggested that awareness and application of ethical publication practices in the Asia-Pacific region is relatively low compared with other regions. However, guidance on applying ethical publication practice guidelines in the Asia-Pacific region is lacking. This review aims to improve publication practices in the Asia-Pacific region by providing guidance on applying the 10 principles of the Good Publication Practice 3 (GPP3) guidelines and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria for authorship. Recommendations are provided for encore presentations, applying the ICMJE authorship criteria in the context of regional cultural expectations, and the role of study sponsors and professional medical writers. Ongoing barriers to compliance with guidelines are also highlighted, and additional guidance is provided to support authors submitting manuscripts for publication. The roles of regional journals, regulatory authorities and professional bodies in improving practices are also discussed.


2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. O. Howard

2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (11) ◽  
pp. 2628-2631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Fanelli

Efforts to improve the reproducibility and integrity of science are typically justified by a narrative of crisis, according to which most published results are unreliable due to growing problems with research and publication practices. This article provides an overview of recent evidence suggesting that this narrative is mistaken, and argues that a narrative of epochal changes and empowerment of scientists would be more accurate, inspiring, and compelling.


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