It must be true because it's written in a paper''It must be reliable because it was presented at a conference'For many years, ...

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Research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals are at the heart of academic integrity. New ideas and discoveries are vetted and checked by experts in the field as the boundaries of scientific ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. In the world of academia, it's having a big impact. When used appropriately, AI can greatly increase productivity and workflow. It can be an asset for ...

An emeritus professor at the University of Missouri, Arthur Jago, in a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article was skeptical of the claim that a majority of academic journal articles are never ...

In the summer of 2020, Anna Abalkina came across an advertisement online: a website was selling authorship of a chemistry paper that it said was to be published in a reputable journal in February 2021 ...

Academic papers play an outsize role in career advancement, but researchers who want to expand their reach should look beyond peer-reviewed journals. In the publish-or-perish world of academia, it’s ...

Introduction: Insights from the previous article and the 'one remaining question'In my article from two posts ago, I ...

You've probably heard the expression "publish or perish," which describes the pressure to publish research in order to succeed in an academic career. You'd think that conducting the research needed to ...