Industry

Self-citing academics threaten integrity of scientific texts

Recent research has analyzed hundreds of recently published academic works, and according to the results, many of the highly regarded scientists are using their own work for citations. Self-citing has become a popular phenomenon, however, this practice can become detrimental to the quality of scientific research and publications available to the public. In simple terms, […]

Students United States

Students disagree with a massive merger between McGraw-Hill and Cengage

According to more than forty student organisations across the United States, the Department of Justice (DoJ) should not allow a merger between McGraw-Hill and Cengage, as this will worsen the monopoly over the academic textbook publishing market.  Students claim that there are no more than four or five reputable publishing houses, which supply the whole […]