ReviewEpidemiology and health2015
Disadvantages of publishing biomedical research articles in English for non-native speakers of English.
Review in Epidemiology and health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
What it found
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Analyzing the composition of the editorial boards in high-impact medical ethics journals: a survey study.BMC medical ethics · 2024Article
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- The Pressure to Publish More and the Scope of Predatory Publishing Activities.Journal of Korean medical science · 2016Review
- Predatory publishers: Implications for pharmacy practice and practitioners.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPCArticle
Corrections and comments
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Abstract
objectivesEnglish has become the most frequently used language for scientific communication in the biomedical field. Therefore, scholars from all over the world try to publish their findings in English. This trend has a number of advantages, along with several disadvantages.
methodsIn the current article, the most important disadvantages of publishing biomedical research articles in English for non-native speakers of English are reviewed.
resultsThe most important disadvantages of publishing biomedical research articles in English for non-native speakers may include: Overlooking, either unintentionally or even deliberately, the most important local health problems; failure to carry out groundbreaking research due to limited medical research budgets; violating generally accepted codes of publication ethics and committing research misconduct and publications in open-access scam/predatory journals rather than prestigious journals.
conclusionsThe above mentioned disadvantages could eventually result in academic establishments becoming irresponsible or, even worse, corrupt. In order to avoid this, scientists, scientific organizations, academic institutions, and scientific associations all over the world should design and implement a wider range of collaborative and comprehensive plans.
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