Why UGC is scrapping its list of quality journals, what is the new ‘decentralised’ system
UGC CARE was introduced in 2018 following an investigation by The Indian Express which revealed that India has a thriving ...
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Fancy science journal caught publishing nonsense term "vegetative electron microscopy," doubles down
A completely made-up scientific term is making the rounds in academic journals, and instead of being "oops!" one major ...
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UGC halts CARE reference list of journals for ‘greater academic freedom’. What it means for academia
UGC-CARE list aimed to recognise only reputable journals for faculty selections, promotions, and research funding.
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Govt says it has halted publishing learners photos and exam results
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has prohibited schools, media outlets, and other personnel from ...
The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse
(THE CONVERSATION) Literate in tone, far-reaching in scope, and witty to its bones, The New Yorker brought a new – and much-needed – sophistication to American journalism when it launched 100 years ...
Novelist Robert Plunket: ‘There’s a cruelty in human nature that publishers pretend doesn’t exist’
With its “racist, fat-phobic” hero, Plunket’s 1983 classic, My Search for Warren Harding, is the novel our timid times need ...
Scamming science: predatory journals and the academic rat race
Global academic community unites against predatory journals, urging action to combat threats to scholarly integrity in ...