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[4] [8] [9] The "Statement of Purpose" on the Cost of Knowledge website explains that Elsevier was chosen as an initial focus for discontent due to a "widespread feeling among mathematicians that they are the worst offender." [10] The statement further mentions "scandals, lawsuits, lobbying, etc." as reasons for focusing on Elsevier. [10]
Conflicts of interest increase the likelihood of biases arising; they can harm the quality of research and the public good (even if disclosed). [3] Conflicts of interest can involve research sponsors, authors, journals, journal staff, publishers, and peer reviewers.
Biosensors & Bioelectronics is the principal international journal devoted to research, design, development, and application of biosensors and bioelectronics. It is an interdisciplinary journal serving professionals with an interest in the exploitation of biological materials in novel diagnostic and electronic devices.
Elsevier's 'Duties of Authors' states that authors should ensure they have written entirely original works, and that proper acknowledgement of others' work must always be given. Elsevier claims plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical behaviour. [86] Some Elsevier journals automatically screen submissions for plagiarism, [87] but not ...
The journal aims to promote fair and non-commercialized science, as stated in its Declaration of Academic Freedom: [7]. Owing to furtive jealousy and vested interest, modern science abhors open discussion and willfully banishes those scientists who question the orthodox views.
The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is a statement that denounces the practice of correlating the journal impact factor to the merits of a specific scientist's contributions. Also according to this statement, this practice creates biases and inaccuracies when appraising scientific research. It also states that the impact ...
In United States law, a declaration (or statement) against interest is an exception to the rule on hearsay in which a person's statement may be used, where generally the content of the statement is so prejudicial to the person making it that they would not have made the statement unless they believed the statement was true. For example, if a ...
The first major international statement on open access was the Budapest Open Access Initiative in February 2002, launched by the Open Society Institute. [36] Two further statements followed: the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing [ 37 ] in June 2003 and the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities ...