OMICS in the dock for duping researchers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has charged OMICS Group Inc, a Nevada corporation with Hyderabad, India, as its principal place
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White House expands Open Access
Published in The Hindu on February 28, 2013 At last, papers arising from research work funded by tax-payers’ money and
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PeerJ journal: Path-breaking move
Call it by whatever name — innovation, revolution or evolution — PeerJ , the new Open Access journal, which
Read MoreOpen Access: ‘A few countries are outstanding, including India’
Published in The Hindu on October 25, 2012 Open access will soon get a big boost as the entire field
Read MoreOn the Net, a scam of a most scholarly kind
First came the spam emails professing faith in the recipient and requesting the safekeeping of millions of dollars that the
Read MoreEditorial: A blow for open access
Published in The Hindu on May 2, 2012 Harvard University’s decision to ask faculty members to make their papers available
Read MoreEditorial: Open access is here to stay
Published in The Hindu on July 20, 2011 A recent announcement by three major biomedical funding agencies has given a
Read MoreEditorial: Accessing publicly funded research
Published in The Hindu on July 25, 2009 In less than six months of U.S. President Barack Obama signing into
Read MoreEditorial: A boost to open access
Published in The Hindu on April 2, 2009 In yet another initiative favouring the scientific community, President Barack Obama recently
Read MoreWe won’t look at a paper for five years if there is any problem: Bruce Alberts
Professor Bruce Alberts is a biochemist par excellence. He has served in different capacities on a number of prestigious advisory
Read MoreEditorial: Public funding and open access
Published in The Hindu on April 22, 2008 Of what use is a research, particularly when it is funded by
Read MoreOpen access gets a fillip
Published in The Hindu on April 17, 2008 Researchers, scientists and health workers across the world can now rejoice. Access
Read MoreEditorial: For transparency in clinical trials
Published in The Hindu on August 3, 2007 With the recent launch of an online, open-access registry, India has made
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