Sci-Hub Will Increase Academic Plagiarism
The over 50 million scholarly articles stolen by the pirates at Sci-Hub will significantly increase the occurrence of academic plagiarism.
In...
Did OMICS Publishing Group’s Owner, Srinubabu Gedela, Commit Plagiarism?
Srinubabu Gedela, the owner of India-based OMICS Publishing Group, authored a chapter in the book Bioinformatics for Omics Data: Methods and Protocols, published...
A Lot of Benefits You Can Get for Consuming Kratom
Some years ago, the name of kratom might not be that known. It is because there are not many people...
Unconventional Uses of Natural Stones
Natural stones have been in use for a long time. In Egypt, it was used to construct obelisks and sarcophagi...
Criteria for Determining Predatory Open-Access Publishers
Today I am publishing a list of the criteria I use for determining predatory open-access publishers. The document is available...
Reviewer to Frontiers: Your Review Process is Merely for Show — I quit
A senior researcher recently forwarded me a copy of an email he sent to the controversial Switzerland-based open-access publisher Frontiers....
7 Reasons Why Learning English is a Problem for Students
There is no doubt that there are many English native speakers from various parts of the world. On the same...
Beall’s List of Predatory Publishers 2015
By Jeffrey Beall, January 2, 2015 Each year at this time I formally release my updated list of predatory publishers. Because...
Student Residence 101: 8 Amenities To Look For
Not all kinds of student residences are made equal. While some are constructed with students’ needs in mind and provide...
No Air Filters at Schools in Germany: But Why?
With the new school year in progress, certain decisions are being made in terms of the COVID pandemic. Read more...
