‘Nepotistic journals’: a survey of biomedical journals
Authors : Alexandre Scanff, Florian Naudet, Ioana Cristea, David Moher, Dorothy V M Bishop, Clara Locher Context Convergent analyses in different disciplines su...
Étiquette : Publishing Ethics
Hostage authorship and the problem of dirty hands
Authors : William Bülow, Gert Helgesson This article discusses gift authorship, the practice where co-authorship is awarded to a person who has not contributed ...
Improving the Measurement of Scientific Success by Reporting a Self-Citation Index
Authors : JustinW. Flatt, Alessandro Blasimme, Effy Vayena Who among the many researchers is most likely to usher in a new era of scientific breakthroughs? This...
Principles of the Self Journal of Science: bringing ethics and freedom to scientific publishing
I present the core principles of the “Self-Journal of Science” (SJS), an open repository as well as a new paradigm of scientific publication. Rooted in Science ...
Publishing Ethics and Predatory Practices: A Dilemma for All Stakeholders of Science Communication
Publishing scholarly articles in traditional and newly-launched journals is a responsible task, requiring diligence from authors, reviewers, editors, and publis...