This document provides an overview of the process of conducting research and publishing the results. It discusses the important relationship between students and their supervisors, highlighting the supervisor's role in supporting students and reducing stress. The document also covers choosing appropriate journals for publication, following ethical guidelines around authorship and plagiarism, and navigating the peer review process. The goal is to guide students through successfully completing their research and publishing their findings.
Writing Great Research Papers is Possible Asem Khmaj
The aim of this Presentation is to identify and examine the components essential to planning and executing research writing papers and assignments.
At the end of this presentation, YOU will be able to :
1. Identify and conceptualize the essential steps in the research paper writing process;
2. Access valuable campus resources to help at various stages of the writing process;
3. Use time management strategies to plan for the successful and timely completion of a research paper.
The aim of this talk is to discusses some of the ethical issues that can arise during scientific publication and the peer review process and discusses their implications. The presentation covers several issue including the scientific publication ethics, misconduct, integrity of the research, authorship and peer review ethics as well as Committee on publication Ethics (COPE) ,
With the progress towards open science, scientific communication is facing a new wave of innovations towards more openness and speed of research publication which will deeply affect the way the peer review function is carried out and the overall role of journals in assuring quality and adding value to manuscripts.
Several initiatives are promoting the generalized adoption of open access preprints as a formal beginning stage of research publication, which has been common since the 90’s in the physics community. And, in the last decade, new ways to carry out the evaluation of manuscripts have emerged either to replace or to improve the traditional methods, which are widely criticized as being slow and expensive in addition to lacking transparency.
Quality nonprofit journals from emerging and developing countries have succeeded to follow the main innovations brought by the Internet. In addition to the technicalities of the digital publishing, there is a wide adoption of Open Access in the international flow of scientific information. The new wave of innovations that affect the peer review function and the changing role of journals pose new challenges to the emerging and developing countries in regard of scientific publishing. The adoption of these innovations is essential for progress of SciELO as a leading open access program to enhance scientific communication.
The scope of this workshop aims at an in-depth analysis and discussion of the state of art and main trends of the peer review function, the modalities of carrying it out as well as of the increasing adoption of mechanisms to speed publication such as preprints and how they affect and potentially renew the role of journals. These recommendations will guide SciELO policies on manuscript evaluation and on the adoption of preprint publications.
Target audience: graduate students or beginning faculty who want to publish in scholarly or academic journals. Includes info about selecting & targeting the right journal, preparing and submitting a manuscript, and responding to decisions.
Writing Great Research Papers is Possible Asem Khmaj
The aim of this Presentation is to identify and examine the components essential to planning and executing research writing papers and assignments.
At the end of this presentation, YOU will be able to :
1. Identify and conceptualize the essential steps in the research paper writing process;
2. Access valuable campus resources to help at various stages of the writing process;
3. Use time management strategies to plan for the successful and timely completion of a research paper.
The aim of this talk is to discusses some of the ethical issues that can arise during scientific publication and the peer review process and discusses their implications. The presentation covers several issue including the scientific publication ethics, misconduct, integrity of the research, authorship and peer review ethics as well as Committee on publication Ethics (COPE) ,
With the progress towards open science, scientific communication is facing a new wave of innovations towards more openness and speed of research publication which will deeply affect the way the peer review function is carried out and the overall role of journals in assuring quality and adding value to manuscripts.
Several initiatives are promoting the generalized adoption of open access preprints as a formal beginning stage of research publication, which has been common since the 90’s in the physics community. And, in the last decade, new ways to carry out the evaluation of manuscripts have emerged either to replace or to improve the traditional methods, which are widely criticized as being slow and expensive in addition to lacking transparency.
Quality nonprofit journals from emerging and developing countries have succeeded to follow the main innovations brought by the Internet. In addition to the technicalities of the digital publishing, there is a wide adoption of Open Access in the international flow of scientific information. The new wave of innovations that affect the peer review function and the changing role of journals pose new challenges to the emerging and developing countries in regard of scientific publishing. The adoption of these innovations is essential for progress of SciELO as a leading open access program to enhance scientific communication.
The scope of this workshop aims at an in-depth analysis and discussion of the state of art and main trends of the peer review function, the modalities of carrying it out as well as of the increasing adoption of mechanisms to speed publication such as preprints and how they affect and potentially renew the role of journals. These recommendations will guide SciELO policies on manuscript evaluation and on the adoption of preprint publications.
Target audience: graduate students or beginning faculty who want to publish in scholarly or academic journals. Includes info about selecting & targeting the right journal, preparing and submitting a manuscript, and responding to decisions.
Taylor & Francis: Author and Researcher WorkshopSIBiUSP
Workshop para Autores e Pesquisadores 2015
Data: 08 de outubro de 2015
Horário: 10:30 - 14:30
Local: Auditório do INRAD - Instituto de Radiologia do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP - Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, s/nº – Rua 1 – Cerqueira César – São Paulo, SP.
Virtual Training conducted by Librarians among Postgraduate students and faculty at Egerton University with an aim of enhancing discoverability of the e-resources that the university subscribes
How to publish in an isi journal حنان القرشيvdsr_ksu
محاضرة How to publish in an ISI Journal إعداد الدكتورة حنان عبدالله القرشي
ضمن سلسلة محاضرات البحث العلمي لعام 1437هـ.
وكالة عمادة البحث العلمي للأقسام النسائية، جامعة الملك سعود.
This presentation is intended to novice researchers who are not sure about what they want to research on but want to write a good paper as soon as possible! I used it to insinuate my collleagues into research by making them believe it is very easy!
Taylor & Francis: Author and Researcher WorkshopSIBiUSP
Workshop para Autores e Pesquisadores 2015
Data: 08 de outubro de 2015
Horário: 10:30 - 14:30
Local: Auditório do INRAD - Instituto de Radiologia do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP - Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, s/nº – Rua 1 – Cerqueira César – São Paulo, SP.
Virtual Training conducted by Librarians among Postgraduate students and faculty at Egerton University with an aim of enhancing discoverability of the e-resources that the university subscribes
How to publish in an isi journal حنان القرشيvdsr_ksu
محاضرة How to publish in an ISI Journal إعداد الدكتورة حنان عبدالله القرشي
ضمن سلسلة محاضرات البحث العلمي لعام 1437هـ.
وكالة عمادة البحث العلمي للأقسام النسائية، جامعة الملك سعود.
This presentation is intended to novice researchers who are not sure about what they want to research on but want to write a good paper as soon as possible! I used it to insinuate my collleagues into research by making them believe it is very easy!
Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
Cellular respiration describes the series of steps that cells use to break down sugar and other chemicals to get the energy we need to function.
Energy is stored in the bonds of glucose and when glucose is broken down, much of that energy is released.
Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
The first step of respiration is called glycolysis. In a series of steps, glycolysis breaks glucose into two smaller molecules - a chemical called pyruvate. A small amount of ATP is formed during this process.
Most healthy cells continue the breakdown in a second process, called the Kreb's cycle. The Kreb's cycle allows cells to “burn” the pyruvates made in glycolysis to get more ATP.
The last step in the breakdown of glucose is called oxidative phosphorylation (Ox-Phos).
It takes place in specialized cell structures called mitochondria. This process produces a large amount of ATP. Importantly, cells need oxygen to complete oxidative phosphorylation.
If a cell completes only glycolysis, only 2 molecules of ATP are made per glucose. However, if the cell completes the entire respiration process (glycolysis - Kreb's - oxidative phosphorylation), about 36 molecules of ATP are created, giving it much more energy to use.
IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
WARBURG EFFECT Usually, cancer cells are highly glycolytic (glucose addiction) and take up more glucose than do normal cells from outside.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) In 1931 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his "discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.
WARNBURG EFFECT : cancer cells under aerobic (well-oxygenated) conditions to metabolize glucose to lactate (aerobic glycolysis) is known as the Warburg effect. Warburg made the observation that tumor slices consume glucose and secrete lactate at a higher rate than normal tissues.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
Plasmids: Small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
Summary: Extrachromosomal inheritance involves the transmission of genetic material outside the nucleus and plays a crucial role in genetics, medicine, and biotechnology.
Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
Deep Behavioral Phenotyping in Systems Neuroscience for Functional Atlasing a...Ana Luísa Pinho
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides means to characterize brain activations in response to behavior. However, cognitive neuroscience has been limited to group-level effects referring to the performance of specific tasks. To obtain the functional profile of elementary cognitive mechanisms, the combination of brain responses to many tasks is required. Yet, to date, both structural atlases and parcellation-based activations do not fully account for cognitive function and still present several limitations. Further, they do not adapt overall to individual characteristics. In this talk, I will give an account of deep-behavioral phenotyping strategies, namely data-driven methods in large task-fMRI datasets, to optimize functional brain-data collection and improve inference of effects-of-interest related to mental processes. Key to this approach is the employment of fast multi-functional paradigms rich on features that can be well parametrized and, consequently, facilitate the creation of psycho-physiological constructs to be modelled with imaging data. Particular emphasis will be given to music stimuli when studying high-order cognitive mechanisms, due to their ecological nature and quality to enable complex behavior compounded by discrete entities. I will also discuss how deep-behavioral phenotyping and individualized models applied to neuroimaging data can better account for the subject-specific organization of domain-general cognitive systems in the human brain. Finally, the accumulation of functional brain signatures brings the possibility to clarify relationships among tasks and create a univocal link between brain systems and mental functions through: (1) the development of ontologies proposing an organization of cognitive processes; and (2) brain-network taxonomies describing functional specialization. To this end, tools to improve commensurability in cognitive science are necessary, such as public repositories, ontology-based platforms and automated meta-analysis tools. I will thus discuss some brain-atlasing resources currently under development, and their applicability in cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience.
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
Comparing Evolved Extractive Text Summary Scores of Bidirectional Encoder Rep...University of Maribor
Slides from:
11th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (IcETRAN), Niš, 3-6 June 2024
Track: Artificial Intelligence
https://www.etran.rs/2024/en/home-english/
1. 1
Dr. Wasiq Ali
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
COMSATS University Islamabad Pakistan
RESEARCH TO PUBLICATION:
A JOURNEY
2. Lecture Outline
• Introduction
• Student and Supervisor Relationship
• Publication
Why to Publish
How to Publish
Publication ethics
• Conclusion
3. • “Research is an Endeavour to
discover, develop and verify
knowledge –Rumnell
• Scientific research is a
systematic and objective
effort to offer solutions
to problems
-Wernher von Braun-
l
4. The world is changing
• Population growth
• Resource consumption
• Climate change
• Pollution
• Rapid decline of biodiversity
• Habitat loss and fragmentation
• Invasive pests
• New Diseases
• Drug Resistance
6. Do I want to spend
thenext 3-4 years
of my lifeon this
research??
Am I motivated enough to
last such a long research?
M y family and friends.
Do I havetheir
support??
Howabout thefinancial
support??
Are you ready to join the research ?
8. What are the stresses on student ?
• Deadlines
• Poor direction
• Finding something
novel
• Trying to
understand the
problem
• Feeling not
getting anywhere
• Alone in the dark
• Insecurity
• Fear of failure
• Too many
directions at once
• Supervisors
• Guidelines keep
changing
• Want the
experience to be
positive
• Being
unappreciated
Here comes the role of Supervisor to be the friend and mentor to detentionize the stress
among students
9. Supervisor Classification
• Professor N everThere
• Dr SlaveLabour N o Research
• Dr N o N ewIdeasSince1995
• Professor Changes Direction
• Dr Lone Worker
• Dr Over bearing Interferer
• DrTest till you Break
• Dr N ever Satisfied
• Dr Happy to beMediocre
• Prof Different planet
• Prof Perfect Supervisor
Supervisorsarehumans too… .
11. Trends in publishing
•Rapid conversion from “print” to “electronic”
1997: print only
2009: 55% e-only (mostly e-collections) 25% print only 20% print-
plus-electronic
2012: 95-98% electronic access (dependent on subject area)
•Changing role of “journals” due to e-access
•Increased usage of articles
at lower cost per article
•Electronic submission
Increased manuscript inflow
•Experimentation with new publishing models
E.g. “author pays” models, “delayed open access”, etc.
13. What to publish ?
What to publish:
•New and original results or methods that advance the knowledge and understanding in
a certain scientific field
•Reviews or summaries of particular subject or field
Do NOT consider to publish:
•Results with lack of scientific interest
•Outdated work
•Duplication of work already published
•Incorrect data or conclusions not supported by data
You need a STRONG manuscript to present your contributions to the
scie
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ntific community
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Choose the right journal
Do not just “descend the stairs”
Top journals
Nature, Science, Lancet, NEJM, ......
Field-specific top journals
Other field-specific journals
National journals
15.
16.
17. The process of writing – building the article
Title & Abstract
Conclusion Introduction
Methods Results Discussion
Figures/tables (your data)
18. General Structure of a Research Article
Title
Abstract
Keywords
Main text (IMRAD)
Introduction
Methods
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
References
Supplementary Data
Make them easy for indexing and
searching! (informative, attractive,
effective)
Journal space is not unlimited,
more importantly, your reader’s
time is scarce.
Make your article as concise as
possible.
Results and
Discussions
20. Authorship
Policies regarding authorship can vary
One example: the International Committee of Medical Journal
Editors (“Vancouver Group”) declared that an author must:
1.substantially contribute to conception and design, or acquisition of
data, or analysis and interpretation of data;
2.draft the article or revise it critically for important intellectual
content; and
3. give their approval of the final full version to be published.
ALL three conditions must be fulfilled to be an author!
All others would qualify as “Acknowledged Individuals”
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21. Authorship
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All authors need to approve the final version and agree to its submission for publication
All co-authors sign on to take responsibility and credit for the entire manuscript
Changes to authorship after submission are strongly discouraged
Corresponding Author Co-authors Acknowledgment
• Often a senior author
• The contact person for the
publisher, and future
readers
• Ensures that all appropriate
co- authors and no
inappropriate co- authors
are included on the paper
• Ensures that all co-
authors have agreed to
the manuscript and its
publication
All those that have
made a
significant
contribution to the
conception, design,
execution ,or
interpretation of the
reported study
)International
Committee of
Medical Journal Editors
–
)EJMCI
Others who have
participated in
certain
substantive
aspects of the
research project.
Include individuals who have assisted you in
your study:
Advisors
Financial supporters
Proofreaders
Typists
Suppliers who may have given materials
Abuses to be avoided
• Ghost Authorship: leaving out authors who should be included
• Gift Authorship: including authors who did not contribute significantly
22. Typical length of a full article
• Not the same for all journals, even in the same field
• “…25- 30 pages is the ideal length for a submitted manuscript, including ESSENTIAL data only.”
• Title page
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results & Discussion
• Conclusions
• Figures
• Tables
• References
1 paragraph
1.5-2 manuscript pages (double-spaced, 12pt)
2-4 manuscript pages
10-12 manuscript pages
1-2 manuscript pages
6-8
1-3
20-50
Letters or short communications usually have a stricter size limitation, e.g. 3,000 words and no more
than 5 figures/tables.
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23. Publishers
Choose the Good ones
• Science direct, Springer, wily, Cambridge, Taylor &Francis
• Avoid the black listed/Lesser know journals
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The Peer Review Process – not a black hole!
First Decision: “Accepted” or “Rejected”
Accepted
•Very rare, but it happens
•Congratulations!
•Cake for the department
•Now wait for page proofs and
then for your article to be online
and in print
Rejected
•Probability 40-90% ...
•Do not despair
It happens to everybody
• Try to understand WHY
Consider reviewers’ advice
Be self-critical
•If you submit to another journal, begin
as if it were a new manuscript
•Take advantage of the reviewers’
comments
•They may review your manuscript for
the other journal too!
•Read the Guide for Authors of the new
journal, again and again.
25. Ethics Issues in Publishing
• Scientific misconduct
Falsification of results
Data fabrication
• Publication misconduct
(Self-)Plagiarism
Different forms/ severities
The paper must be original to the authors
Inappropriate identification of co-authors
Duplicate submission
Duplicate publication
Inappropriate acknowledgement of prior research and researchers
Conflict of interest
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Avoid plagiarism
• What is Plagiarism ? (play-juh-rih-zem)
Plagiarism is defined in dictionaries as the "wrongful
appropriation,“ "close imitation," or "purloining and
publication" of another author’s "language, thoughts, ideas, or
expressions," and the representation of them as one's own
original work.
• No Cut and paste
• Software like viper, Turnetin, IThenticate etc
• Problems associated
27. Plagiarism Detection Tools
• Most of the publishers are participating in 2 plagiarism detection schemes:
TurnItIn (aimed at universities)
IThenticate (aimed at publishers and corporations)
• Manuscripts are checked against a database of 20 million peer reviewed articles
which have been donated by 50+ publishers, including Elsevier.
• All post-1994 Elsevier journal content is now included, and the pre-1995 is being
steadily added week-by-week
• Editors and reviewers
• Your colleagues
• "Other“ whistleblowers
• “The walls have ears", it seems ...
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29. Academic Scandal Shakes Japan
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION JULY 6, 2014
Haruko Obokata, a researcher at the Riken Center for
Developmental Biology, at a news conference in Osaka,
Japan, in April. After having two articles published in
the journal Nature, she was accused by an investigative
panel at Riken of fabricating data (on stem cell
research) and of plagiarism.
She Claimed to develop a radical and remarkably easy
way to make cells that can grow into any tissue in the
body called STAP (Stimulus-Triggered Acquisition of
Pluripotency) cells.
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31. Former Delhi University, India’s Vice
Chancellor Accused of Plagiarism.
Mr Pental, 63, a professor of genetics
and a noted researcher, was the vice
chancellor of Delhi University in 2005-
2010. He is described as an expert in
the field of transgenics and has
reportedly published more than 60
research papers. He has also received
many awards, including one from
France.
He was put under the bars
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What leads to acceptance ?
• Attention to details
• Check and double check your work
• Consider the reviewers’ comments
• English must be as good as possible
• Presentation is important
• Take your time with revision
• Acknowledge those who have helped you
• New, original and previously unpublished
• Critically evaluate your own manuscript
• Ethical rules must be obey.
– Nigel John Cook
Editor-in-Chief, Ore Geology Reviews
33. The most important wayto emerge yourself asa RISING STAR is by completing your MSc or PhD
SUCCESSFULLY & make people BELIEVE IN YOU, YOUR RESEARCH ,YOUR POTENTIAL
YOUR FUTURE CARRIER !! PhD as a passport….. But full life is to LEARN and PUBLISH.
CONCLUSION