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China tightens rules for genetic research

On 21 March, 2022, the Chinese government has issued a stricter set of ethical guidelines2 for research in human and animal genetics. What will be the major changes and what it means for…

Q: What to add on ethical consideration for secondary research paper?

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I need to add a paragraph in methodology on ethical consideration for secondary research paper.. what should be added in it?
  • Asked by Amyra A on March 30, 2022
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Thank you for your question!

These are some of the ethical considerations for secondary research:

• Whether consent was obtained when…

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Q: I want to know if there is any international contact point to report research misconduct.

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I am a faculty member at Shinshu University and I am always grateful for your help in English editing.Today I emailed you because I want to know if there…

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Thank you for your question. If your manuscript is already submitted, you should contact the editor-in-chief of the journal…

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Q: I have a question about research ethics and research methods.

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I am planning to collect behavioral data of a group of children in a room by shooting with a video camera. However, there is a mixture of children who…

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Photography and videography of human subjects can have ethical and legal implications.

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Multipronged measures to solve China's "paper mill" problem

"Paper mills" pose an increasingly serious threat to research integrity, especially in China. Find out what they are and what is being done to address this problem by authorities in China. 

A beginner’s guide to academic freedom

Academic freedom is a complex concept encompassing both rights and duties of researchers, teachers, students, and research/educational institutions. To appreciate and uphold this principle, it is…

Q: We suspect plagiarism by a referee

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We proposed a referee candidate when submitting a manuscript. In the manuscript, we modified the past theory by the referee candidate and indicated an extension of the results. Our manuscript was…
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Thank you for your query, and we are very sorry to hear that this occurred! I agree that the timing of these events makes it…

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Q: What should I do to delete my unknown publication?

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After several rejections, my manuscript was accepted by a journal. At the submission, I declared in the cover letter that it has not been published elsewhere. However, when I search, my manuscript…
  • Asked on September 6, 2021
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I assume that you (or your coauthors) used Authorea at some stage of manuscript preparation to begin…

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Q: When listing the IRB approval number in a paper for joint research involving many facilities, which facility number should be listed?

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The corresponding author is the principal investigator in the protocol, and the corresponding author prepared the protocol and got the initial approval for IRB. The first author and co-authors got…
  • Asked on August 27, 2021
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An institutional review board (IRB) serves an…

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Six ways to avoid plagiarism in research papers

Following this brief explanation of what plagiarism is – essentially, ‘borrowing’ pieces of text published elsewhere and incorporating them into your article without any indication that you have…