Tag: Scholarly Publishing
Rapid Citation Growth and Research Metrics: Questions Raised Over Expanding Scholarly Networks
An unusually steep rise in the citation profile of a computer scientist based in China has triggered renewed discussion about the reliability of citat [...]
How Emerging Journals Can Achieve Global Visibility
In today’s rapidly expanding scholarly publishing landscape, new academic journals are emerging across disciplines to address specialized research are [...]
The Growing Threat of Predatory Journals: A Silent Crisis in Scholarly Publishing
As academic pressure intensifies and digital publishing expands, predatory journals are increasingly exploiting researchers, weakening scientific cred [...]
Shared Accountability Beyond Institutional Boundaries: Universities and the Duty to Address Research Misconduct
The question of whether universities should investigate questionable research produced by their students or faculty at other institutions touches a fu [...]
Can Peer Review Keep Up? A Community Conversation for 2026
Peer review has long been the backbone of scholarly publishing. But today, it is being asked to do more than it was ever designed to handle.
That r [...]
AI and the Future of Peer Review: Balancing Innovation with Integrity
The global peer review system, long regarded as the backbone of scholarly publishing, is undergoing a period of significant transformation. Increasing [...]
Special Issue Faces Major Withdrawals After Compromised Review Process Identified
A leading medical journal has withdrawn the majority of articles from a special issue published in 2019 after identifying serious concerns related to [...]
Publisher Withdraws Entire Conference Volume Over Authorship Concentration Concerns
A leading scientific publisher has announced the withdrawal of an entire conference proceedings volume after concerns emerged regarding authorship con [...]
Reimagining Scholarly Publishing: The Role of Institutional Support in Advancing Diamond Open Access
The global scholarly publishing ecosystem is undergoing a profound transformation. For decades, the dissemination of academic knowledge has largely be [...]
Regional Citation Indexes and the Global Research Ecosystem: The Case for the ASCI Database
The Power Behind the Word “Indexed”
In the world of scholarly publishing, few words carry as much weight as “indexed.” For many researchers, the firs [...]