About the compilation of sources
This compilation is of information sources available in the public domain related to Research Integrity, Publication Ethics, Guidelines, etc.
Information sources are grouped into following categories
Books
Guidelines
Lectures
E-learning courses
Websites
Links to government policies, guidelines, national and international initiatives are also provided.
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Publications
Guidelines
Guidance Document: Good Academic Research Practices (GARP)
by University Grants Commission
Interview
India’s Fight Against Predatory Journals: An Interview with Professor Bhushan Patwardhan in Scholarly Kitchen (February 5, 2020)
Commentary
Patwardhan, B. and Desiraju, G. R. (2020). Assessing research: The slippery slope. Current Science, 118 (12), 1869–1870.
Patwardhan, Bhushan, Thakur, Archana (2019) UGC-CARE initiative to promote research quality, integrity and publication ethics, Current Science, 117, 6.
Grudniewicz, Agnes, Moher, David, Cobey, Kelly D., et.al. (2019) Predatory journals: no definition, no defence, Nature, 576, 210-212.
Patwardhan Bhushan and Patwardhan Kishor (2019) Contesting Predators: Cleaning Up Trash in Science, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 25 (10), https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0339
Worldview
Patwardhan Bhushan (2019) Why India strikes back against predatory journals? Nature, 571, 7.
Journal articles
Nagarkar, S., Thakur, A., Mane, M., & Nagare, P. (2023). Indian languages, print journals and the UGC-CARE project. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication.
Nagarkar, S., & Khole, S. (2023). Predatory Journals: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Literature Published between 2012 and 2021. Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 54(1), 80-102.
Patwardhan, B., & Nagarkar, S. (2021). The UGC-CARE initiative: Indian academia's quest for research and publishing integrity. First Monday.