Book on “Research and Publication Ethics” released by Punjabi University VC
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
With the vision to sensitise the researchers and make them realise the importance of Research and Publication Ethics, Prof G.S.Batra, School of Management Studies and Prof. Vishal Goyal, Department of Computer Science of Punjabi University Patiala has edited this book which has been released formally by Prof. Arvind, Vice Chancellor Punjabi University Patiala.
Eleven authors working in various institutions in Punjab have contributed book chapters such as Philosophy and Ethics, Scientific Conduct, Publication Ethics, Open Access Publishing, Online Databases for Research, Citation and Indexing and Research Metrics. This book has been foreword by Dr Amarendra Pani, Joint Director & Director Incharge, Research Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi and Prof. P.V.G.D. Prasad Reddy, Vice Chancellor, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
The book will be much useful for the young researchers by providing them requisite information and insight on Ethical Issues in Publication, Ethics related to Authorship, Plagiarism, Submission, Committee of Publication Ethics(COPE), Predatory Publishers and Journals, Overview of Open Access Publishing, Journal Finder Tools, Conflicts of Interest, Plagiarism Detection Tools such as Ouriginal( formerly URKUND), Turnitin, iThenticate etc. In this book, information about Shodhmapak: A Plagiarism detection tool for Indian documents with special focus on Hindi and Punjabi has also been provided. Information related to various Online Databases for research, Indexing database, Major Citation Indexing Services such as Scopus, Web Of Science, PubMed, ERIC, IEEE Explore, Science Direct has also been covered.
Various types of research metrics like H-Index, i10 index, G-index, Citation analysis, Journal Level metrics like Impact Factor(IF), SC Imago Journal Rank, Cite Score, SNIP etc are also included in this book. This book is a unique platform that will be highly beneficial for young researchers in learning important concepts required for pursuing their research.
Professor Arvind appreciated the efforts put on by various authors and the editors in bringing these research related concepts in one book which was the need of the hour for inculcating knowledge among the budding scholars right from the beginning of their research.
May 21,2021
